A BASIC BIBLICAL COUNSELING BIBLIOGRAPHY

These selected texts are not the only books written by biblical counselors, but they represent those resources that have been proven useful by many biblical counselors.

“Classical Works”

Adams, Jay E. 1970. Competent to counsel. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing. [Reprinted without change by Zondervan.]

Adams, Jay E. 1973. The Christian counselor’s manual. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing. [Reprinted without change by Zondervan.]

Adams, Jay E. 1972. Christian living in the home. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Adams, Jay E. 1980. Marriage, divorce, and remarriage in the Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Adams, Jay E. 1979. More than redemption: A theology of Christian counseling. Grand Rapids: Baker. [Reprinted by Zondervan under the title A theology of Christian counseling.]

Adams, Jay E. 1981. Ready to restore: The layman’s guide to Christian counseling. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Broger, John C. 1978. Self-confrontation: A manual for in-depth discipleship. Palm Desert, CA: Biblical Counseling Foundation.

Eyrich, Howard A. 1991. Three to get ready: Premarital counseling manual. Grand Rapids: Baker. [Revised and now published by Focus Publishing.]

Mack, Wayne. 1979. A homework manual for biblical counseling, vol. 1: Personal & interpersonal problems. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Mack, Wayne. 1980. A homework manual for biblical living, vol. 2: Family and marital problems. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Mack, Wayne. 1977. Strengthening your marriage. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Mack, Wayne A. 1991. Your family, God’s way. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

“Recent Works”

Adams, Jay E. 2003. Is all truth God’s truth? Stanley, NC: Timeless Texts.

Fitzpatrick, Elyse. 2001. Idols of the heart: Learning to long for God alone. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Fitzpatrick, Elyse, and Carol Cornish, eds. 1997. Women helping women: A biblical guide to the major issues women face. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers.

MacArthur, John F., Jr., and Wayne A. Mack, eds. 1994. An introduction to biblical counseling. Dallas: Word.

Peace, Martha. 2005. The excellent wife, 2d ed. Bemidji, MN: Focus Publishing.

Petty, James C. 1999. Step by step: Divine guidance for ordinary Christians. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Powlison, David. 2003. Seeing with new eyes. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Scott, Stuart. 2002. The exemplary husband, rev. ed. Bemidji, MN: Focus Publishing.

Tripp, Paul David. 2002. Instruments in the Redeemer’s hands: People in need of change helping people in need of change. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Tripp, Tedd. 1995. Shepherding a child’s heart. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press.

Tripp, Tedd. 2001. Shepherding a child’s heart: Parent’s handbook. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press.

Tripp, Paul David. 2001 Age of opportunity: A biblical guide to parenting teens, 2d ed. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Welch, Edward T. 2001. Addictions: A banquet in the grave: Finding hope in the power of the gospel. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Welch, Edward T. 1998. Blame it on the brain? Distinguishing chemical imbalances, brain disorders, and disobedience. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

Welch, Edward T. 1997. When People are big and God is small: Overcoming peer pressure, codependency, and the fear of man. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Publishing.

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In addition to these books, the Journal of Biblical Counseling, edited by David Powlison, offers readers contemporary articles on matters of biblical counseling. It is available from the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation: www.ccef.org., 1-800-318-2186