Counseling Theory and the Scriptures: The Conflicts and Compatibilities of Psychological Theory and the Bible

The concepts of human psychology have deep roots in today’s culture. From lecture halls to prisons, counseling clinics to church pulpits, from talk shows to the tabloids at your grocery store, there is little doubt that the world has a deep interest in who we are, how we think, what triggers certain actions and how two children can come out of a near-identical environment and be poles apart in their values, reasoning and motivating life paths. Our purpose in writing Counseling Theory and the Scriptures is to provide the reader with guidelines that will be helpful in comparing some of the major counseling theories with what we believe the Scriptures present. We hope to provide a valuable resource for students, counselors and those exploring the differences and similarities between psychological theory and Scripture.