The Biblical Counseling Movement - by David Powlison (Paperback)

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About the Book A scholarly historical resource that traces the rise, defining ideas, tensions, and development of biblical counseling, offering careful research and firsthand insight for readers seeking to understand the movement's history and context. Book Synopsis In 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. Psychiatry and psychotherapy (transliterations of two Greek words for "cure of the soul") claim to offer the deep truth that e…