The Loma Linda Forum on Psychiatry and Christianity gathered to advance the understanding and integration of psychiatry and Christianity in the process of human growth and wholeness. In that vein, Dallas offers a compelling account of why the soul still matters. This talk, given at Loma Linda University, explores how modern culture, shaped by a narrow scientific model of knowledge, pushed the soul to the margins of serious thought, leaving healthcare, education and society without a coherent vision of the person. In its absence, substitute frameworks rushed in, promising meaning but often failing to address the depth of human need.
We are so grateful for Don Cicchetti’s efforts in recovering this talk. Don not only digitized it from the original VHS tape but was also responsible for recording the audio and editing the original production. In the original recording, there were two introductions, which have been edited out. The full version of the original VHS tape can be viewed on YouTube.
What if the “soul” isn’t a vague religious remnant but the organizing center of your life—shaping identity, power, safety, connection, and worth? This talk examines how losing sight of the soul has weakened medicine, education, and public life, and contrasts New Age shortcuts and mythic universalism with a grounded vision drawn from Scripture and other sources.
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