Caring for Souls Counseling Under the Authority of Scripture

by Shields, Harry E.; Bredfeldt, Gary J.

• ISBN13: 9780802437419
• ISBN10: 0802437419
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Helpful primer on the intersection of psychology and Scripture. How psychology fits into Christianity is a thorny and often confusing subject for many. There is a great deal of disagreement even among the so-called experts. In Caring for Souls, Gary Bredfeldt and Harry Shields address the intersection of Scripture and psychology in Christian counseling. The authors address different approaches and analyze them against Scripture, and then provide readers with practical teaching on implementing biblical counseling.

Author Biography

DR. HARRY SHIELDS is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (D.Min.) and pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Neenah, Wisconsin. For the last fifteen years, he served on the faculty of the Moody Bible Institute, where he was the chairman of the Pastoral Studies Department. He and his wife have two adult sons who are also involved in local church ministries. c.2001 DR. GARY J. BREDFELDT (M.A., Denver Seminary; Ph.D., Trinity International University) is Professor of Leadership and Church Ministry at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served for eleven years on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute, and has also taught at Ontario Bible College and Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University and Lancaster Bible College Graduate School. Dr. Bredfeldt has authored two widely used textbooks entitled Creative Bible Teaching and Caring for Souls: Counseling under the Authority of Scripture. Dr. Bredfeldt has served as a Youth Pastor, Minister of Christian Education, Executive Pastor and Senior Pastor in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Illinois. He has been involved in three church planting efforts and is currently on the board of a new church plant in the western suburbs of Chicago. 11/04

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(13)
Introduction	13	(6)
PART 1: The Foundations of Spiritual Counsel (Gary Bredfeldt)
Biblical and Theological Foundations of Human Personality
Sola Scriptura: The Matter of Biblical Authority	19	(36)
Wonderfully Created: The Biblical Dimensions of Personality (Part One)	55	(32)
Broken and Hurting: The Biblical Dimensions of Personality (Part Two)	87	(34)
Social Science Foundations of Human Personality
Windows for Seeing: The Value and Evaluation of Psychological Theories	121	(22)
Personality Paradigms I: Biological and Behavioral Approaches	143	(42)
Personality Paradigms II: The Psychoanalytic Approach	185	(32)
Personality Paradigms III: The Phenomenological Approach	217	(36)
Personality Paradigms IV: The Cognitive Approach	253	(40)
PART 2: The Practice of Spiritual Counsel (Harry Shields)
Spiritual Counsel: The Care and Cure of Souls	293	(20)
The Process of Spiritual Counsel (Part One)	313	(24)
The Process of Spiritual Counsel (Part Two)	337	(36)
Spiritual Counsel in the Context of Hopelessness	373	(18)
Spiritual Counsel in the Context of Fear	391	(26)
Spiritual Counsel in the Context of Anger	417	(28)
Spiritual Counsel in the Context of Guilt	445	(28)
Spiritual Counsel and Marital Conflicts	473	(28)
Epilogue: Spiritual Care of One's Own Soul	501	(16)
Works Cited and Consulted	517	(16)
Index	533