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"This is a new and creative approach to systematizing the psychology of religion, with the concept of personality as a focus. It restores to its true place the Judeo-Christian, biblical, and Reformation interpretation of life as it relates to the psychological understanding of personality and religion. At the same time, it rejects the Aristotelian-Thomistic dualism which has alienated many scientists, driving them to secular interpretations when they might have contributed greatly to a sound theology from their own research. For the secular and religious alike--student, practitioner and advanced layman--Dr. Oates reviews the major theory and research into personality, offering original and challenging psychological and theological insights in this frontier area. He presents a unique, developmental evaluation of the religious dimensions of personality at each stage of its existence--man's heredity and birth; the origins of his religious concern; religious contributions to the structuring of personality; the spiritual goals of man's becoming. This is at once a dynamic and evangelical interpretation of personality, which underlines the distinctively Christian contributions to the understanding of personality at every point in its pilgrimage toward self-realization and psychological, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual maturity. Laden with provocative ideas, this approach to a working hypothesis of personality can provide, as Dr. Oates suggests, a "meeting place for an enriched and stimulating conversation between all the disciplines of theological study as well as between the theologians and the scientists of personality""--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).