According to Wikipedia, Jay Edward Adams was an American Presbytarian author who wrote more than 100 books. His books have been translated into 16 languages, and he received his doctorate in preaching. Nouthetic counseling According to an interview by Aaron Blumer, Adams' major influence on counseling was the publication of his book Competent to Counsel in 1970. It is from that book that Adams developed what is known as nouthetic counseling. Over time, Adams has become a popular advocate of "strictly biblical approaches" to counseling, whose "perspectives are influencing evangelical Christianity today."
Jay E. Adams's Published Works
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Published Papers
Competent to Counsel: Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling (50)
Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible (47)
The Christian Counselor's Manual: The Practice of Nouthetic Counseling (33)
A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption (13)