Tanabe, Jennifer

Freelance educational consultant, editor, and author

Dr. Tanabe studied Psychology in her home country of Scotland before moving to the United States as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development. In addition to teaching graduate level courses, and serving as the Social Sciences Editor for New World Encyclopedia, she works as a freelance educational consultant, editor, and author. Her interests cover a broad range of topics in the Social Sciences, particularly as they relate to Unificationism, as evidenced in her publications both online and in print.

Research Statement

Developmental Psychology in relationship to Unificationism.

Research Interests

Dr. Tanabe’s research focuses on Developmental Psychology in relationship to Unificationism.

Unification Thought
Unification Theology
Divine Heart Principle
Human development

Keywords: Developmental Psychology – Unificationism – Unification Thought – Unification Theology – Divine Heart Principle – Human Development

Digital Projects / Websites

Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
B.S. The University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Books:

My Reflections on Life and Other Important Matters (2025). Available on Amazon.
Marriage and Family: Lessons from Schleiermacher’s “Household Sermons,” (2024). Available on Amazon.
Reflections on Unification Theology: Revealing the World of Heart (2021). Available on Amazon.
Spiritual Guidance for Daily Life: The Sermons of Dietrich F. Seidel (2018). Available on Amazon.
Eternal Life in the Spirit World (2017). Available on Amazon.
Unification Insights into Marriage and Family: The Writings of Dietrich F. Seidel (2016). Available on Amazon.
The Crucial Challenge for International Aid: Making the Donor-Recipient Relationship Work to Prevent Catastrophe (2014). Available on Amazon.
Contemplating Unification Thought (2013). Available on Amazon.
Let Us Work Together for Good: David S.C. Kim’s Life of Service to God (2011). Available on Amazon.
The Ideal Family to Be or Not to Be: David S.C. Kim’s Life of Service to God (2010). Available on Amazon.
The Words of David S.C. Kim: Let Us Learn from the Past (2010). Available on Amazon.
Unification Thought Supplementary Materials (2009). Available on Amazon.

Articles and Chapters:

“Psychology and Unification Thought” in Explorations in Unificationism, edited by Theodore T. Shimmyo and David A. Carlson, Unification Theological Seminary, 1997, 93–113. View Online.
“Stages of Moral Development and the Family,” Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 1, 1997, 109-126. View Online.

MIN 8803 Dissertation Research Seminar III: Research Design Strategies

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