Integration Exam Questions With All Verified Answers.

What does postmodernism mean? - Answer It is a shift toward a frame of reference which is comfortable with holding multiple perspectives and viewing knowledge through a contextual and relational frame. How would you describe "integration as a conversation"? - Answer "Conversations with one another as we consider how to live well in a complex world, conversations between old ways of thinking and new ones, between religion and science. Bringing our messy embodied lives into conversation with one another is how we engage in integration." p.5 Randall Sorenson noted: - Answer Integration is caught more than taught What is included in the idea of lament? - Answer 1. Suffering 2. Crying out- "giving voice to the ache in our bones" 3. Expressing resistance for the way things are 4. Experience of some form of trust and confidence in whomever is hearing our words Lament in the Western Church- stay present in the midst of suffering. - Answer Those of us who are Christian may struggle to stay present to suffering. We see the resurrection more than the crucifixion, the forgiving more than the estrangement. But still, those of us called to be counselors and psychotherapists are also called to bear witness to the suffering of the world. P. 32 "Problem of Evil" - Answer if God is omnipotent (all-powerful) and benevolent (all-loving), why does he allow suffering to happen? 3 Counterpoints to the "Problem of Evil" - Answer 1. Free Will 2. Growth 3. Suffering God