Journal of Psychology and Christianity

I'll be covering a theoretical understanding, empirical support for these virtues embedded in meditative practices, and discuss the role that they play in mental and spiritual health for 21st century Christ followers.

Worth mentioning, most of the content in this episode comes from a study I just completed with colleagues on the fruit of the Spirit published in the Journal of Psychology and Christianity.

To start this podcast, I'd like to ask a few opening questions.

What are the four immeasurables and where do they come from? What role do they play in mental health? What practices can we use to cultivate the four measurables? What does the science say about them as an intervention for mental health? What overlap exists, if any, between the four measurables and the fruit of the Spirit? And finally, as Christians, what Christian-derived practices can we employ to maintain a greater awareness of the fruit for mental and spiritual health? And what does the science say about these Christian practices? Before moving on to secular, psychological, and Christian perspectives on these overlapping virtues, though, I'd like to tell a quick personal story.

Dr. Joshua Knabb is a board-certified clinical psychologist, a professor of psychology, and the director of their psychology program at California Baptist University in Riverside.

He also serves as the editor for the Journal of Psychology and Christianity, and he has authored many books and done all sorts of amazing things.

His most recent book is Worship and Awe in Christian Psychology, How Centering God Transforms Mental and Spiritual Health.

Dr. Nebb, thank you so much for being on with us today.