Sin and Grace in Christian Counseling

<P>Sin. Grace. Christian Counseling.How do these fit together?In Christian theology sin and grace are intrinsically interconnected. Teacher and counselor Mark McMinn believes that Christian counseling then must also take account of both human sin and God's grace. For both sin and grace are distorted whenever one is emphasized without the other.McMinn noting his own tendencies and the temptation to stereotype different Christian approaches to counseling along this theological divide aims to help all those preparing for or currently serving in the helping professions. Expounding the proper relationship of sin and grace McMinn shows how the full truth of the Christian gospel works itself out in the functional structural and relational domains of an integrative model of psychotherapy.</P><P>Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology counseling social work and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.</P>