Sin and Grace in Christian Counseling : An Integrative Paradigm

by McMinn, Mark R.

• ISBN13: 9780830828517
• ISBN10: 0830828516
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

Stereotypical tendencies in Christian counseling include either emphasizing sin at the expense of grace or grace at the expense of sin. Mark R. McMinn seeks to overcome these exaggerations and enable all those in the helping professions to see the proper understanding and place of both sin and God's grace in the Christian counseling process. Sin and Grace in Christian Counseling is part of an exciting new partnership between InterVarsity Press and the Christian Association for Psychological Studies International (CAPS International), the nation's largest nonprofit association of Christians in counseling and the behavioral sciences. Founded in 1956 by a small group of Christian mental health professionals, CAPS has grown to more than 2,000 members and includes those in clinical practice, academia, church-based counseling and research, as well as students of the discipline. CAPS Books from IVP Academic will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between Christianity and the behavioural sciences and will be written at both the clinical counseling level and the theoretical research level. Market/Audience Counselors and therapists Pastors People interested in spiritual formation Psychologists Students Features and Benefits Written by an experienced and noted teacher and psychotherapist Tackles an important issue for serious consideration in the Christian context A conciliatory work, striving to bring various Christians together A companion to Integrative Psychotherapy and Modern Psychotherapies

Author Biography

Mark R. McMinn is professor of psychology at George Fox University, where he teaches in the department of clinical psychology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Divided by Sin	p. 15
The Weight of Sin	p. 33
The Healing Power of Grace	p. 49
Holding Sin and Grace Together-Three Perspectives	p. 73
Sin and Grace in Integrative Psychotherapy	p. 92
Sin and Grace in the Functional Domain	p. 103
Sin and Grace in the Structural Domain	p. 126
Sin and Grace in the Relational Domain	p. 148
References	p. 164
Name Index	p. 169
Subject Index	p. 171
Scripture Index	p. 175
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