{"id":815,"date":"2016-03-15T15:39:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T19:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=815"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T01:10:00","slug":"how-my-academic-discipline-opens-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2016\/how-my-academic-discipline-opens-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"How My Academic Discipline Opens Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"815\" class=\"elementor elementor-815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a81183c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a81183c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-983ab72\" data-id=\"983ab72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7692e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e7692e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;ve found that the subject matter of psychology affords natural opportunities to discuss my faith in Christ.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-259dcf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"259dcf5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-942c75f\" data-id=\"942c75f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b839487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b839487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first, I had never considered that there might be connections or even contradictions between the two because I had always kept faith in one box of my brain and psychology in another.&nbsp; But when I applied to the Clinical Psychology graduate program at Biola and was asked during the interview, \u201cHow do you integrate your faith with psychology?\u201d&nbsp; I didn\u2019t have a good answer at that interview because I had never thought about integrating the two.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>But now I think about integration all the time and it helps open doors for great discussions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5cf7de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5cf7de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cf6942\" data-id=\"4cf6942\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5391ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5391ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discussions that Integrate My Discipline and My Faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f86868 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f86868\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe18de0\" data-id=\"fe18de0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0918e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0918e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>God allows me to integrate my faith into my discipline when I lecture about developmental changes in higher order thinking over the college years. I talk about integrating and synthesizing material from various classes rather than pigeonholing each class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>I also often asked students to consider the different theories in psychology and to challenge themselves to show which ones (or maybe none) align best with their faith background.\u00a0 I then mention that I am a Christian, and I reveal my understanding of the major theories of psychology and where they fit with or contradict Christianity.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f98a817 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f98a817\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d693d0\" data-id=\"3d693d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4462ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4462ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assignments that Trigger Thought<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4264ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4264ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ee61f\" data-id=\"c6ee61f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6789a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6789a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the ways I can share the Christian worldview is by having my students write an essay about what they would do \u201cif they only had one month to live.\u201d Or I have students write a response to the question, \u201cWhat is one thing you would do if you could get away with it?\u201d<\/p><p>When I discuss the students\u2019 responses to these questions, I have the opportunity to talk about altruism (and how rarely any student will mention altruistic acts), selfishness, deindividuation, values, and ethics from a Christian worldview.<\/p><p>I tell students in my classes that as a Christian, I view one month on earth as a mere dot on the line of my eternal life. I also write many comments on their papers and require them to respond to my comments to spark meaningful conversation with them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a1132 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a1132\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb0c09\" data-id=\"9cb0c09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e59fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50e59fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assignment Responses that Trigger Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb59b19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb59b19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62f8aa1\" data-id=\"62f8aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d84c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92d84c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, if a student answers the first question, \u201cWhat would I do if I only have one month to live?\u201d by saying, \u201cGet right with God,\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ll go back to church,\u201d I might say, \u201cWhat are you waiting for?\u201d<\/p><p>If they say, \u201cI would apologize to everyone I\u2019ve hurt,\u201d I\u2019ll write back, \u201cWhat are you waiting for?\u201d<\/p><p>Many times, I\u2019ll direct students into ethical discussions because they\u2019ll say, \u201cI would max out my credit cards.\u201d I might write, \u201cWho is liable for this bill and does this matter to you? Should it?\u201d<\/p><p>I am thankful to have such assignments that make it easy to challenge students\u2019 thinking in ways related to faith.\u00a0<\/p><p>My boldness in bringing up my faith in such assignments has increased because I know I am not alone in taking a stand for Christ in the university. God had, from the beginning, provided Faculty Commons staff to connect me to a great movement of Christian faculty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c67b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c67b53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32e7667\" data-id=\"32e7667\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0618c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0618c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Susan Siaw<\/b><br>Cal Poly Pomona<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve found that the subject matter of psychology affords natural opportunities to discuss my faith in Christ. 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