The Practical Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
For some time the Biblical counseling world has needed a reference volume containing articles that refer to the various aspects of Christian counseling. Here Jay Adams, the father of Nouthetic counseling, sets forth in concise form what you need to know. The book is not academically oriented; rather it is a practical work in which insights, directions, and methodology may be found side-by-side with exegetically sound teaching. While many encyclopedias are voluminous, this book aims at being comprehensive while remaining usable by the practicing pastor or counselor. It is a valuable tool for informal as well as formal instruction in biblical counseling.
The Practical Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling is designed to afford Christian counselors quick reference as well as comprehensive access to the chief principles and practices of biblical counseling. It is called an encyclopedia because a counselor interested in surveying the gamut of those principles and practices will find in this volume a wider variety of subjects than may be located in any other book of biblical counseling. The counseling described here is truly Christian. with method and content firmly rooted in careful biblical exegesis. At the same time it is practical because articles consist not merely of definitions and descriptions, but also of application of the material useful to Christian counselors. Although not necessarily the only way these biblical principles can be applied, they are the fruit of years of study and experience in biblical counseling. In short, the book is designed as an aid to the working counselor who needs a quick reference guide. We trust that God will use it to His gloryand to the blessing of His people.
- Provides quick reference and comprehensive access to the chief principles and practices of biblical counseling
- Includes methodology and content firmly rooted in careful biblical exegesis
- Features insights, directions, and methodology side-by-side with exegetically sound teaching
Top Highlights
“All the resources necessary for the proper outcome are present. It is because of the lack of such resources that unbelievers should not be counseled.” (Page 101)
“Anger is designed to tear apart or to destroy. Problems, not people, are to be destroyed by anger” (Page 8)
“the word also refers to the enabling work of the Holy Spirit Who dwells and works within Christians.” (Page 93)
“There is no such thing as ‘false guilt,’ a concept derived from Freud, and not from the Bible” (Page 94)
“The word hope in the Bible does not mean hope-so, as in our use of the term. Rather, it means ‘expectation’ or ‘anticipation’ of something that is certain, but has not yet come to pass (cf. Romans 8:20–25). Hope is what enables people to endure (1 Thessalonians 1:3).” (Page 101)
- Title: The Practical Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling
- Author: Jay E. Adams
- Publisher: Institute for Nouthetic Studies
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 192
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Counseling › Religious aspects--Christianity--Encyclopedias; Pastoral counseling › Encyclopedias
- ISBNs: 9781889032573, 1889032573
- Resource ID: LLS:PRCTCLNCYCNSLNG
- Resource Type: Encyclopedia
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-23T21:53:46Z
Jay E. Adams A.B., B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D. (1929-2020) served as a pastor, church planter, denominational executive, seminary professor, author, and lecturer. He taught homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was the Director of Advanced Studies at Westminster Seminary in California. He was the founder of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (formerly NANC), and the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (INS). He was the author of over 100 books including the best seller Competent to Counsel which launched the modern biblical counseling movement. He was the recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the State of South Carolina.