{"product_id":"biblical-counseling-and-foundations-critical-issues-in-biblical-counseling-by-marshall-adkins","title":"Biblical Counseling and Foundations (Critical Issues in Biblical Counseling) by Marshall Adkins","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Jay Adams, and with particular focus on the work of David Powlison, Marshall Adkins brings to light the presuppositional foundation of the biblical counseling movement and why it matters to maintain the integrity of historic biblical counseling. With depth and clarity, Adkins engages current counseling debates, showing why a presuppositional framework is crucial for \"redeeming\" the psychologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Aristotle was renowned for systematically analyzing and clarifying his predecessors and contemporaries. Marshall Adkins plays the role of Aristotle in the world of biblical counselors in short treatises… he helps the reader shore up the foundation and contributes to repairing our understanding of these stalwarts of the movement and historic Christianity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Howard Eyrich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As a former clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist, I was profoundly shaped as a biblical counselor by Dr. David Powlison's class which taught me how to think biblically and presuppositionally through the psychologies. Dr. Marshall Adkins's writing reminded me of the depth and beauty of David's communication—deeply thoughtful, humble, and confident, always centered on our Triune Redeemer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr. Jenn Shiomi Chen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With deep thought and clarity, Adkins has provided a worldview-challenging assessment of true, genuine biblical counseling while distinguishing its counterfeits. Adkins has connected the dots of historic biblical counseling, through Powlison, to Van Til, ultimately to Scripture. This book needs to be in every biblical counselor's library.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Greg E. Gifford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarshall Adkins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as assistant professor of biblical counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also the assistant director of the Center for Biblical Counseling. In addition, Adkins serves as managing editor for the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shepherd Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147463274673,"sku":"9781633424432","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/2395\/files\/biblical-counseling-and-foundations-1000.jpg?v=1793947268","url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingbooks.com\/products\/biblical-counseling-and-foundations-critical-issues-in-biblical-counseling-by-marshall-adkins","provider":"Biblical Counseling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}