Howard John Clinebell (June 3, 1922[1] – April 13, 2005) was a minister in the United Methodist Church and a professor in pastoral counseling. He pioneered a counseling approach that combined psychotherapy and religion.[2]
Howard John Clinebell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1922 |
| Died | 13 April 2005 |
| Education | DePauw University Garrett Theological Seminary Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Methodist minister and professor in pastoral counseling |
| Spouse | Charlotte H. Clinebell |
| Parent(s) | Howard J. Clinebell and Clem (Whittenberg) Clinebell |
Life and career
editHoward Clinebell was born in Springfield, Illinois, on June 3, 1922, to Howard J. and Clem (Whittenberg) Clinebell. He "graduated from DePauw University in Indiana and Garrett Theological Seminary in Illinois. He earned a doctorate at Columbia University in New York City."[3] In addition he studied psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute in New York City.
In the mid-1950s Clinebell joined the staff at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena. He went on to become counselor at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia. In 1959 he joined the Claremont faculty as a professor of pastoral psychology. Clinebell retired in 1988.
Clinebell is author or co-author of more than 20 books of which the most influential are "Understanding and Counseling the Alcoholic Through Religion and Psychology" (1956) and "Basic Types of Pastoral Counseling" (1966, revised edition "Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling" 1984). With his book on counseling of alcoholics Clinebell introduced the concept to view alcoholism as a disease rather than a character deficiency in religious circles. As one of the fathers of the pastoral counseling movement Clinebell was an early advocate of training in psychotherapy for seminarians aiming to work as counselors. He was a founding member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
Besides pastoral counseling Clinebell addressed topics like personal problems in the context of relationships, the effects of social systems on individual lives, and the relationship of human beings to the environment.
Clinebell died April 13, 2005, of complications from Parkinson's disease at Vista del Monte Retirement Community in Santa Barbara.
References
edit- ^ Clinebell, Howard John Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine in Pitts Theology Library Archives and Manuscripts Dept.
- ^ Article is based on Rourke, Mary (2005). "Howard Clinebell Jr., 83; Minister Advocated Combining Religion, Psychotherapy to Treat Addiction". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Rourke, Mary (2005). "Howard Clinebell Jr., 83; Minister Advocated Combining Religion, Psychotherapy to Treat Addiction". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
Works
edit- Basic types of pastoral counseling. Nashville: Abingdon Press. 1966. ISBN 9780687024919.
- Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling: resources for the ministry of healing and growth. Nashville: Abingdon Press. 1984. ISBN 0-68702-492-7.
- Understanding and counseling the alcoholic through religion and psychology. Nashville: Abingdon Press. 1968. ISBN 9780687428014.
- Clinebell, Howard J.; Clinebell, Charlotte H. (1970). The intimate marriage. New York: Harper & Row.
- The people dynamic; changing self and society through growth groups. New York: Harper & Row. 1972. ISBN 0-06061-500-1.
External links
edit- Howard John Clinebell papers, 1949-2002 at Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology
- Rourke, Mary (2005). "Howard Clinebell Jr., 83; Minister Advocated Combining Religion, Psychotherapy to Treat Addiction". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2013.