Utilizing the Serenity Prayer to Teach Psychology students about Stress Management

Abstract

This paper is a response to requests from Christian psychologists for subject-specific class activities that integrate Christianity and psychology. Although Christian/psychology integration is highly valued by many as an overarching pedagogical goal, few examples are available of how to achieve such integration in specific class activities. This paper describes an example of a subject-specific, Christian/psychology integration class activity by utilizing the serenity prayer to teach psychology students about stress management. The activity is described for the purpose of justification and replication. Conclusions and future directions are also discussed.