INTEGRATION CERTIFICATION BANK
SECOND MODULE 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ How would you describe "integration as a conversation"?
Answer: "Conversations with one another as we consider how to live
well in a complex world, conversations between old ways of thinking
and new ones, between religion and science. Bringing our messy
embodied lives into conversation with one another is how we engage in
integration." p.5
⩥ Randall Sorenson noted:
Answer: Integration is caught more than taught
⩥ What is included in the idea of lament?
Answer: 1. Suffering
2. Crying out- "giving voice to the ache deep in our bones"
3. Expressing resistance for the way things are; calls for the other to be
moved in sorrow and act to make things better
4. Experience some trust and confidence in whomever is hearing our
words
⩥ Lament in the Western Church- stay present in the midst of suffering.
, Answer: Those of us who are Christian may struggle to stay present to
suffering. We see the resurrection more than the crucifixion, the
forgiving more than the estrangement. But still, those of us called to be
counselors and psychotherapists are also called to bear witness to the
suffering of the world. P. 32
⩥ What is the "Problem of Evil?"
Answer: If God is omnipotent (all-powerful) and benevolent (all-loving),
why does he allow suffering to happen? Some conclude that God must
not exist. Others continue to believe in God while making sense of
suffering (theodicies).
⩥ What are the 3 counterpoints (theodicies) to the "Problem of Evil?"
Answer: 1. Free Will
2. Growth
3. Suffering God
⩥ Explain the Free Will theodicy.
Answer: God is committed to allow humans freedom, even if it means
permitting evil. Anything less would be to create automatons that
knowingly/unknowingly follow divine scripts through life. With
freedom comes selfish choices, and with selfish choices pain is spread
through the fallen world.
⩥ Explain the Growth theodicy.
SECOND MODULE 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ How would you describe "integration as a conversation"?
Answer: "Conversations with one another as we consider how to live
well in a complex world, conversations between old ways of thinking
and new ones, between religion and science. Bringing our messy
embodied lives into conversation with one another is how we engage in
integration." p.5
⩥ Randall Sorenson noted:
Answer: Integration is caught more than taught
⩥ What is included in the idea of lament?
Answer: 1. Suffering
2. Crying out- "giving voice to the ache deep in our bones"
3. Expressing resistance for the way things are; calls for the other to be
moved in sorrow and act to make things better
4. Experience some trust and confidence in whomever is hearing our
words
⩥ Lament in the Western Church- stay present in the midst of suffering.
, Answer: Those of us who are Christian may struggle to stay present to
suffering. We see the resurrection more than the crucifixion, the
forgiving more than the estrangement. But still, those of us called to be
counselors and psychotherapists are also called to bear witness to the
suffering of the world. P. 32
⩥ What is the "Problem of Evil?"
Answer: If God is omnipotent (all-powerful) and benevolent (all-loving),
why does he allow suffering to happen? Some conclude that God must
not exist. Others continue to believe in God while making sense of
suffering (theodicies).
⩥ What are the 3 counterpoints (theodicies) to the "Problem of Evil?"
Answer: 1. Free Will
2. Growth
3. Suffering God
⩥ Explain the Free Will theodicy.
Answer: God is committed to allow humans freedom, even if it means
permitting evil. Anything less would be to create automatons that
knowingly/unknowingly follow divine scripts through life. With
freedom comes selfish choices, and with selfish choices pain is spread
through the fallen world.
⩥ Explain the Growth theodicy.
