Reddit reviews Psychology and Christianity: Five Views (Spectrum Multiview Books)

I'm not doubting that many people have benefited from the specialists and christian counselors and psychologists. But what I am saying is that the Bible is the only infallible Word of God and that it is not only beneficial but also necessary in all areas surrounding counseling.

In this book Dr. Eric Johnson gives 5 different authors/counselors the ability to lay out their own view of counseling, but also to provide insight into a case study, and then the ability to write a rebuttal to the other authors. All of them are claiming to be faith based, and yet only two of them are committed to using the bible at all. I think that there is a worldview issue in the area of counseling, and that sometimes Christians are on the wrong side of cultural issues. I think that other practices and other counselors can make great observations about humans and their behavior, but apart from the Bible, they will miss the mark on correctly diagnosing what they have observed and on what the primary solution to the presenting problem is, which ultimately is found in Jesus Christ.

Five Views of Psychology and Christianity is a great resource to have. It comes from a series called "Spectrum" which has multiple authors forward a position, and the other authors will respond. They take turns discussing their position, and then replying to other positions.

http://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Christianity-Five-Views-Spectrum/dp/0830828486/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404257452&sr=8-1&keywords=five+views+of+psycology+and+christianity