Through a Biblical lens – the Biblical Counseling view
This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series "Christian Psychology".
In an attempt to better understand the various Christian approaches to psychology, I read, “Psychology and Christianity: Five Views.” In this blog series, I am attempting to summarize the various approaches in six blog posts. The primary purpose is not to gain a deep understanding of each approach. Instead I want to create a framework for interacting with each view. I want to guard against building or accepting straw man arguments when reviewing, discussing or even thinking about each position. In this post, I will look at the fifth approach, the “Biblical Counseling” view.
Representative of the view
In the book, “Psychology and Christianity”, David Powlison presents the “Biblical Counseling” view. Before his death, Powlison was an author, a counselor at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, and taught at Westminster Theological Seminary. In addition to his counseling and teaching,… Read the whole post