Kohl, J. (2002). Coherent models of the self and freedom of the will. PDF
Mellinchamp, J. R., Influential Campus Ministry PDF
Norman, K. L. (1981). Judgment and decision models with the Christian presuppositional system. Journal of Psychology and Theology 9(2), 144-158. PDF (2.2MB)
Abstract Only after a system of moral and ethical values has been established can viable models of judgment and decision making be designed. Such models may then be used to either prescribe how a decision should be made or describe the behavior of decision makers. This article suggests ways in which the Christian presuppositional system may affect a decision model's parameters and mathematical form in terms of (a) the utility of objects and events, (b) the relative importance of information, (c) the way in which uncertainty is resolved, and (d) the goal of the decision maker as indicated by the particular dimension selected for optimization. In each case, Christian presuppositions define the crieria used to validate the model in terms of God's absolute laws and precetps. Other presuppositional systems rely on relative criteria based on biological, psychological, or sociological dimensions. Without the absolutes of God the Father, the work of Jesus the Son, and guidance through the Holy Spirit, models of judgment and decision are arbitrary at best and incomplete or incosistent in the main. The Christian faith reconciles our own finite value system with the ultimate criterion system -- God's laws.
Newman, R. (2004). Suggested Helps for Theological Development. PDF