Christianity and
Emotional Freedom Techniques
Detail from an illustration in Church Health Reader Spring 2015 Vol 5 Nr 1. "[Jesus] sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick." - Luke 9:2
EFT & Christianity?
The EFT techniques are taught as part of the training of Catholic priests at the Vatican (at the Teresianum institute) as TFT or Thought Field Therapy. TFT is the precursor of EFT which uses only some of TFT's methods.
If you want to explore EFT from a Christian faith perspective, you may wish to have a look at some of these articles and books below.
EFT & Christianity?
The EFT techniques are taught as part of the training of Catholic priests at the Vatican (at the Teresianum institute) as TFT or Thought Field Therapy. TFT is the precursor of EFT which uses only some of TFT's methods.
If you want to explore EFT from a Christian faith perspective, you may wish to have a look at some of these articles and books below.
- Christianity & EFT by Steve De Santo (article)
- Addressing Christian Concerns About EFT and Energy Psychology by Dr Larry Nims (article, PDF)
- Christianity & EFT, by Maureen and Matthew (external website)
- Cia M. Watson writes about EFT, "It encourages or enhances the 'fruit of the spirit'. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." (Gal 5:22-23 KJV) in the article "Is EFT o.k. for Christians to use?"
- God as Healer: A Closer Look at Biblical Images of Inner Healing with Guiding Questions for Counsellors. Preview (PDF)
- Translating EFT into Christian Psychology? Publication notice about an article published in the Journal of Psychology and Christianity. (external website)
- Authorities Can Be Wrong by Steve De Santo (article, PDF)
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EFT for Christians - book by Sherrie Rice Smith.
This book is available from e.g. Amazon, Amazon-Kindle, www.bookdepository.com, etc. While Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has been gaining in widespread use and popularity during the past decade, most Christians are unfamiliar with this gentle and astonishingly effective self-help tool. Those who have discovered its healing potential may be unsure how it fits in with their faith. Sherrie Rice Smith, RN (Retired) has an extensive faith-based EFT practice, and has pioneered the use of this breakthrough approach (also called “tapping”) with Christians. In this book she shows how to use Scripture while tapping, and how EFT can strengthen the prayer life of the believer. Packed with compelling case histories of both physical and emotional healing drawn from her Christian EFT practice, as well as her extensive nursing background, Sherrie explains the science behind Clinical EFT, and how it works in harmony with our divinely created physiology. She shows how a combination of good science and firm faith is able to provide dramatic relief from a wide variety of suffering, whether it is spiritual, emotional, or physical, and how to integrate this self-help method with the Christian life. |
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