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Running head:  THERAPY AND THE BIBLE

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Faith and Counseling

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            Religion and therapy, as well as its counterpart known as science, have been separated throughout the course of past centuries due to divergent reasons. Many never considered the two to be integrated considering the potential hindrance religion had to the contribution of theories such as Darwinism, and Freudism. Immanuel Kant hastened the separation by suggesting that while both science and religion could be logical in their approaches, their spheres of interest and authority were autonomous from one another. Science pertains to experimental method to understand the natural world, whereas religion applies its ethical reasoning to address human problems of moral choice. Because they occupy two different realms, conflicts between them could be "resolved" by mutual avoidance.[1] However, as practiced science becomes incorporated with religious thought, this paper will examine the steps that should be avoided and taken in merging the two concepts together in therapy.