God’s Funeral: Psychology Trading the Sacred for the Secular

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God’s Funeral: Psychology: Trading the Sacred for the Secular

By David M. Tyler, PhD

There has been a subtle but steady shift in the theology of the modern church. Where Christians once understood themselves as spiritual beings created for a sacred purpose, many now think of life primarily in therapeutic terms. Human problems are increasingly viewed as technical issues to be managed by professionals rather than spiritual matters to be brought before God.

In God’s Funeral, Dr. David M. Tyler exposes how modern psychology has replaced biblical categories with secular explanations, redefining sin, responsibility, and suffering while quietly removing God from the understanding of the human soul. What once drove believers to prayer, repentance, and Scripture now often leads them to diagnosis, treatment plans, and man-centered theories.

This book traces the philosophical and theological roots of psychology’s rise as an authority over the inner life, showing how its assumptions conflict with Scripture at the most foundational level. When God is excluded, moral clarity is lost, personal responsibility is minimized, and the hope of genuine heart change is exchanged for therapeutic management.

Rather than offering techniques or formulas, God’s Funeral calls readers to discernment. Dr. Tyler urges Christians to examine the frameworks they have accepted and to recognize the cost of adopting systems that deny God’s design for the human person. True understanding and lasting change do not come from secular wisdom, but from the sufficient and authoritative Word of God.

This book challenges readers to let go of psychological explanations that exclude God and to return to a biblical view of humanity, one that honors God as Creator, Judge, and Redeemer, and recognizes Scripture as the only reliable guide for the problems of the heart.

Who This Book Is For

• Christians troubled by the growing influence of psychology in the church

• Pastors and counselors seeking a biblical foundation for care

• Parents discerning how secular ideas shape thinking about human problems

• Anyone concerned with preserving a God-centered understanding of the soul

God’s Funeral is a call to recover what has been quietly buried, the sacred truth that God alone defines the human condition and provides real hope for change.

What Readers Are Saying

“An eye-opening resource for ministers and serious students of Scripture.”
“I purchased this text as part of a college course. I was impressed by the amount of information provided in such a short book. It is not for someone without a working knowledge of the Bible — it is written for those ready for ‘meat’ rather than ‘milk.’”
— Amazon Reviewer (4.5/5 stars)

“More valuable than any other assigned text.”
“I appreciated this book more than any other text I had to dissect (outside of Scripture). It is not for those still needing to be spoon-fed.”
— Verified Reader

For Further Study

If you are concerned not only with identifying the shift in modern thought, but with understanding how it affects counseling and spiritual warfare, you may also consider:

The Wrong Battlefield – Examines where modern ministry often misidentifies the source of spiritual struggle, shifting the focus away from the heart and mind.

Pulling Down Strongholds: The Mechanics of Spiritual Deception – Traces how false interpretations become entrenched and how biblical truth dismantles them over time.

Together, these volumes provide a theological foundation, a diagnostic framework, and a practical path for biblical clarity.