{"product_id":"the-biblical-counseling-movement-history-and-context-paperback","title":"The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Powlison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn principle, Christians believe knowing Jesus Christ is the original and abiding \"cure of the soul.\" But in practice, the church's provision of personalized care and counsel has often been unthoughtful and unskillful. During the past 150 years, many other practitioners and theorists have filled the gap.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychiatry and psychotherapy (transliterations of two Greek words for \"cure of the soul\") claim to offer the deep truth that explains a human being and the final word on how we can be cured from the troubles that beset us. Secularized explanations and cures call for no recourse to the Bible or Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning in the late 1960s, a biblical counseling movement sought to reclaim counseling for the church. It aimed to provide a coherently Christian alternative to mainstream psychiatry and psychotherapy. \u003ci\u003eThe Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context\u003c\/i\u003e is an informative and thought-provoking account of that movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow did it begin and develop? What were the defining ideas? Where were the tension points and struggles, both internally and with evangelical psychotherapists? David Powlison's historical account combines careful scholarship with unique, eyewitness insight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an invaluable resource for those who want to understand the biblical counseling movement. The core chapters were originally a PhD dissertation in history of science and medicine (University of Pennsylvania). This new edition adds a lengthy appendix, containing articles by Dr. Powlison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese extend and deepen the history, giving a fine-grained analysis of developments within the biblical counseling movement and in its relationship to evangelical psychotherapists. The author also freely expresses his point of view and personal convictions regarding the history he has carefully described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.2 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769938411808,"sku":"9781935273134","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9c5c014531a96704be22da39bb318479.webp?v=1780360308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-biblical-counseling-movement-history-and-context-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}