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The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context

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The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context

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9781935273134

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  • Definitive, scholarly history of the modern biblical counseling movement by David Powlison.
  • Examines the movement's origins, defining ideas, internal tensions, and relationship to evangelical psychotherapy.
  • Includes an extended appendix of articles by the author, plus bibliographical references and an index.
  • Paperback; 352 pages; dimensions 8.5 x 10.5 inches
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    Christians have long affirmed that knowing Jesus Christ is the original and abiding cure of the soul, yet churches have not always provided thoughtful, skilled, and personalized care for those facing spiritual, emotional, and relational struggles.

    Over the past 150 years, psychiatry and psychotherapy increasingly filled that role, offering secular explanations and methods for understanding and treating human distress without recourse to Scripture or Christ.

    Beginning in the late 1960s, a biblical counseling movement sought to reclaim counseling as a responsibility of the church and to provide a distinctly Christian alternative to mainstream psychiatric and psychotherapeutic approaches. In The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context, David A. Powlison traces how the movement began, how it developed, the ideas that shaped it, and the tensions that emerged both within the movement and in its interactions with evangelical psychotherapists.

    Powlison combines careful historical scholarship with firsthand insight as a major participant in the movement. The core chapters began as his Ph.D. dissertation in the history of science and medicine; this edition adds an extended appendix of articles that deepen the analysis of developments within biblical counseling and its relationship to evangelical psychotherapy.

    Product Details

    • Author: David A. Powlison
    • Publisher: New Growth Press
    • Format: Paperback, 352 pages
    • Dimensions: 8.5 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Additional Information
    UPC: 9781935273134
    Age Level: Adults
    Year: 2010
    Material: Paperback
    Language: English
    Audience: Adults
    Product Category: Bible Study
    Cover Type: Paperback
    Filter Product Type: Physical
    Condition: New
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  • What does The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context cover?

    The book traces the rise and development of the modern biblical counseling movement, beginning in the late 1960s, situating it within roughly 150 years of changing church and professional responses to human distress. It explains the movement’s origins, defining ideas, internal tensions, and its relationship with evangelical psychotherapy.

  • Who wrote this book and what are the author's qualifications?

    David A. Powlison authored the book. He was both a scholar and an active participant in the biblical counseling movement; the core chapters began as his Ph.D. dissertation in the history of science and medicine, and the book combines careful historical research with firsthand insight.

  • What supplementary material is included in this edition?

    This edition includes an extended appendix of articles by the author that deepen analysis of developments within biblical counseling, plus bibliographical references and an index to support further research and study.

  • Who should read this book?

    The book is suitable for pastors, church leaders, biblical counselors, seminary students, and scholars interested in the history and practice of Christian counseling. It is written to serve both academic research and practical ministry application.

  • What are the physical format and publisher details?

    Publisher: New Growth Press. Format: Paperback, 352 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 10.5 x 0.7 inches. The text combines scholarly chapters and appended articles for extended study.

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