Christian Counseling & Psychology

Practical Theology

Counseling Research

Our society's religious diversity has complicated our understanding of what it means to "care for souls." What core values and skills should pastoral counselors embody? Inspired by Ann Belford Ulanov's work, this introductory text explores how "healing wisdom" influences ministry practices, human flourishing, and suffering and evil. Contributors include Rodney Hunter, Pamela Cooper-White, and David Augsburger.
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This explanation of classic theory features many relevant essays on persons, ideas, and applications. Not only is the text organized according to introductory counseling courses, but it is also a reference tool of enduring value.
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Bargains

Method & Practise

What's the root problem of our human condition? Do we essentially suffer from pride or lack of self-esteem? Affirming Christian conviction while critically engaging modern psychological theory, Cooper offers insights ranging from Augustine to Freud to explore an issue that powerfully informs our preaching, teaching, marriage, parenting, politics, and more.

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Alvin Dueck and Kevin Reimer in A Peaceable Psychology: Christian Therapy in a World of Many Cultures sound a clarion call to Christian clinicians to practice a very sensitive form of treatment...
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Mental Illness

The Problem of Evil

By means of personal story, theological reflection and practical suggestions for caregivers, Greene-McCreight takes readers into her mind as she plunges from frantic ecstasy, to profound despair. With firm but never facile faith, she offers hope...More...

Dawn, who knows what it is to suffer from debilitating physical suffering, offers a remarkable book that seeks to help people  who suffer from both physical and psychological illness navigate their faith journey through suffering.
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Christian Psychology

In Debate

Bridge the impasse between conflicting theories of Christian counseling. Johnson's first-rate work of scholarship surveys the major paradigms in the field, and then offers a framework for soul care that's thoroughly researched, historically informed... More...

Modern psychology often seems at odds with Christian perspectives on human nature. Can Christian counselors bridge the gap between the two without compromising their beliefs? Representing different viewpoints, four contributing scholars...More...