Biblical Counseling and Foundations

by Marshall Adkins

Beginning with Jay Adams, and with particular focus on the work of David Powlison, Marshall Adkins brings to light the presuppositional foundation of the biblical counseling movement and why it matters to maintain the integrity of historic biblical counseling. With depth and clarity, Adkins engages current counseling debates, showing why a presuppositional framework is crucial for "redeeming" the psychologies.

Genres: Counselling

144 pages, Paperback

Published October 5, 2026

Reviews

[Peter LeDuc · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short book provides an excellent summary of the true, historical, biblical counseling movement and an insightful critique of the modern, clinically-informed, integrated, and ecclectic approaches that attempt to both call themselves biblical and claim the original founders, when, in reality, they undermine their original, robust, chrystal-clear framework. Continually thankful for this series.

[Andrew Morrell · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

I was really helped by his exposition of the Van Tillian foundations of the biblical counseling movement.