Eric Johnson

Eric L. Johnson is professor of Christian Psychology at Houston Baptist University. He taught psychology for 10 years at University of Northwestern and counseling for 17 years at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to writing more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, he edited Psychology and Christianity: Five Views, and was a co-editor of Marriage: Its Foundation, Theology, and Mission in a Changing World. He has written “Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal” and “God and Soul Care: The Therapeutic Resources of the Christian Faith.” He was the first director of the Society for Christian Psychology and has been doing pastoral counseling for 20 years. He’s married to Rebekah, and they have two children, Laura and Iain, and a son-in-law, Rich. They have two grandchildren, Cash and Jedi.