Episode 71: Thinking About Thinking
From The Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ Followers by Joshua Knabb
March 30, 2025 · 35 min · Episode 71
About this episode
Dr. Knabb discusses meta-cognition in psychology and its implications for mental and spiritual health from both secular and Christian perspectives.
In the 71st episode, Dr. Knabb discusses thinking about thinking, or meta-cognition in psychology. First, he explores a secular psychological understanding of meta-cognition and its relationship to mental and spiritual health. Then, Dr. Knabb offers a Christian understanding of watchfulness of the inner world, drawing on the Bible and Christian spiritual writings. To conclude, a short meditative practice is offered to learn to think about our thinking in the Christian life.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Knabb
Topics covered
- meta-cognition
- mental health
- spiritual health
- Christianity
- psychology
- watchfulness
Keywords
- meta-cognition
- mental health
- spiritual health
- Christianity
- psychology
- inner world
- meditative practice
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Bible, Christian spiritual writings
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