The Value of Negative Emotions and How to Address Them - Eric Johnson

Humans are wired to favor happiness over unhappiness. Yet, we were created with the ability to experience a number of negative emotions: sadness, anger, anxiety/fear, shame, and guilt. The purpose of these emotions in a fallen world will be discussed, along with some basic guidelines for how to deal with them Christianly.

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Eric L. Johnson is Scholar-in-Residence at the Christian Psychology Institute, after teaching psychology, counseling, and worldview studies for over 30 years at the University of Northwestern, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Houston Christian University. In addition to writing more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, he edited Psychology and Christianity: Five Views, and was a co-editor of Marriage: Its Foundation, Theology, and Mission in a Changing World. He has written Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal and God and Soul Care: The Therapeutic Resources of the Christian Faith. He was the first director of the Society for Christian Psychology and has been doing pastoral counseling for over 25 years. He’s married to Rebekah, and they have two children, Laura and Iain, and a son-in-law, Rich, and three incredible grandchildren, Cash, Jedi, and Seraphina.

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