Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal

In this groundbreaking work of first-order scholarship, Eric Johnson makes a vitally important contribution to the field of Christian counseling. He first presents a detailed overview and appreciative but critical evaluation of the reigning paradigms in the field of Christian counseling, particularly biblical counseling and integration. Building on their respective strengths, he seeks to move beyond the current impasse in the field and develop a more unified and robustly Christian understanding. Drawing upon the Bible and various Christian intellectual and soul care traditions, and through a Christian reinterpretation of relevant modern psychological theory and research, Johnson proceeds to offer a new framework for the care of souls that is comprehensive in scope, yet flows from a Christian understanding of human beings--what amounts to a distinctly Christian version of psychology. This book is a must-read for any serious Christian teacher, student, or practitioner in the fields of psychology or counseling.

Author: Eric L. Johnson
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 01/03/2014
Pages: 716
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780830840540

About the Author
Johnson, Eric L.: -

Eric L. Johnson (PhD, Michigan State University) is Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, the Journal of Psychology and Christianity, and the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. He is the director of the Society for Christian Psychology (AACC) and editor of Psychology and Christianity: Five Views.