Eclectic Therapy: Mind, Body & John Wesley with Brad Strawn (#396)
From Religion on the Mind by Dan Koch
April 20, 2026 · 1h 43m
About this episode
Brad Strawn discusses the clinical and theological influences on his work as a therapist, including Wesleyan theology and terror management theory.
Brad Strawn of Fuller Seminary returns to unpack the four clinical and theological influences that shape his work as a therapist, pastor, and professor (Wesleyan theology, relational psychoanalysis, 4E cognition, and terror management theory), and we get into some genuinely good “inside baseball” about what all of this looks like in the room with actual clients. Highlights: Wesleyan theology: feelings first Relational healing through new experience 4E: embodied, embedded, enacted, extended AI can't replace human bodies Terror management → limits → meaning Cure soul, not just symptoms ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website…
People in this episode
Host: Dan Koch
Guest: Brad Strawn
Topics covered
- therapy
- Wesleyan theology
- relational psychoanalysis
- 4E cognition
- terror management theory
- mental health
- spirituality
Keywords
- therapy
- Wesleyan theology
- relational psychoanalysis
- 4E cognition
- terror management
- mental health
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fuller Seminary
Books & works: Wesleyan theology, relational psychoanalysis, 4E cognition, terror management theory
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