Earl Bland

Professor
Psychology
Biola University
United States of America

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

Dr. Earl Bland, professor of psychology, comes to Biola from MidAmerica Nazarene University in the Kansas City area, where he was a professor of psychology and dean of the School of Behavioral Sciences and Counseling. After completing his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Bland worked in forensic, medical and church settings before obtaining a faculty position. Bland recently co-authored a book with Brad Strawn of Fuller Seminary titled, Christianity and Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation. Earl has had an active role in the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and is a board member of the Society for the Exploration of Psychoanalytic Therapies and Theology. He is a scholar, teacher, supervisor, and integrator of psychology and Christian thought.

Research Intrest

Psychoanalysis, Exploration of Psychoanalytic Therapies

List of Publications
Hicks, M. W., Bland, E. D., & Hoffman, L. (2010). Restoring the voice of Tamar: Three psychoanalytic views on rape in the Bible. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, vol. 29, pp 141-148, 2009.
Bland, E.D. (2010). Finding self, forming virtue: The treatment of narcissistic defenses in marriage therapy. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, vol. 29, pp 158-165, 2010.
Bland, E.D. & Strawn, B. D. (Eds.) Christianity and psychoanalysis: A new conversation. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2014.