Untangling Emotions
Published on 31. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4335-5782-8 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the ECPA Christian Living Book of the Year Award
Our emotions are complex. Some of us seem able to ignore our feelings, while others feel controlled by them. But most of us would admit that we don't always know what to do with how we feel.
The Bible teaches us that our emotions are an indispensable part of what makes us human-and play a crucial role in our relationships with God and others. Exploring how God designed emotions for our good, this book shows us how to properly engage with our emotions-even the more difficult ones like fear, anger, shame, guilt, and sorrow-so we can better understand what they reveal about our hearts and handle them wisely in everyday moments.
Explores several of the most challenging emotions, such as fear, anger, grief, guilt, and shame
Teaches us to engage-rather than control-our emotions
Features study questions at the end of each chapter
Our emotions are complex. Some of us seem able to ignore our feelings, while others feel controlled by them. But most of us would admit that we don't always know what to do with how we feel.
The Bible teaches us that our emotions are an indispensable part of what makes us human-and play a crucial role in our relationships with God and others. Exploring how God designed emotions for our good, this book shows us how to properly engage with our emotions-even the more difficult ones like fear, anger, shame, guilt, and sorrow-so we can better understand what they reveal about our hearts and handle them wisely in everyday moments.
Explores several of the most challenging emotions, such as fear, anger, grief, guilt, and shame
Teaches us to engage-rather than control-our emotions
Features study questions at the end of each chapter
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-5782-8 (9781433557828)
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J. Alasdair Groves | Winston T. Smith
Untangling Emotions
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Persons
J. Alasdair Groves (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) formerly served as the executive director for the New England branch of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). He is the host of the podcast Where Life and Scripture Meet and the coauthor of Untangling Emotions.
Winston T. Smith (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the rector at Saint Anne's Church in Abington, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Marriage Matters.
Winston T. Smith (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the rector at Saint Anne's Church in Abington, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Marriage Matters.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction: How Do You Feel about How You Feel?
Part 1: Understanding Emotions
Sometimes It's Good to Feel Bad
What Exactly Are Emotions?
Emotions Don't Come in Single File
Emotions Happen in Your Body
You Relate to Others When You Feel with Them
Why Can't I Control My Emotions?
Part 2: Engaging Emotions
Two Pitfalls
Engage: A Better Option
Engaging Emotions Means Engaging God
Engaging Relationships
On Nourishing Healthy Emotions
On Starving Unhealthy Emotions
Part 3: Engaging the Hardest Emotions
Engaging Fear
Engaging Anger
Engaging Grief
Engaging Guilt and Shame
A Museum of Tears
Appendix: Does God Really Feel? The Doctrine of Impassibility
General Index
Scripture Index
Introduction: How Do You Feel about How You Feel?
Part 1: Understanding Emotions
Sometimes It's Good to Feel Bad
What Exactly Are Emotions?
Emotions Don't Come in Single File
Emotions Happen in Your Body
You Relate to Others When You Feel with Them
Why Can't I Control My Emotions?
Part 2: Engaging Emotions
Two Pitfalls
Engage: A Better Option
Engaging Emotions Means Engaging God
Engaging Relationships
On Nourishing Healthy Emotions
On Starving Unhealthy Emotions
Part 3: Engaging the Hardest Emotions
Engaging Fear
Engaging Anger
Engaging Grief
Engaging Guilt and Shame
A Museum of Tears
Appendix: Does God Really Feel? The Doctrine of Impassibility
General Index
Scripture Index