Blame It on the Brain?: Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience by Edward T. Welch

208 pages | $12.99 | Paperback | Published: 1998

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Summary: Viewing brain problems through the lens of Scripture, Welch distinguishes genuine brain disorders from disorders that may not be rooted in the brain. Understanding that distinction will enable pastors, counselors, families, and other concerned believers to know the extent of a person’s responsibility.

About the Author:

Edward T. Welch (PhD, University of Utah) serves both the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) and Westminster Theological Seminary. At CCEF, he is director of counseling and academic dean, as well as a counselor and faculty member. At Westminster, he is professor of practical theology. He is author of When People Are Big and God Is Small, Addictions, and Blame It on the Brain and has contributed to several other books and journals, including the Journal of Psychology and Christianity.

What Others Are Saying About This Book:

“Ed Welch’s careful biblical and scientific scholarship is a model to be emulated, especially in his chapters on homosexuality and alcoholism. While he has not written the final word on the interaction between the brain and the soul, he has forged a work that has a strong theoretical base and eminently practical application. Christians who personally or professionally face or discuss these problems in themselves or others must study and contend with this book.” – Franklin E. Payne Jr., M.D.

Resources for Changing Lives:

Other books in the RCL series include:

1. Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel by Edward T. Welch
2. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David Tripp
3. Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change by Paul David Tripp
4. Seeing With New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture by David Powlison
5. Step by Step: Divine Guidance for Ordinary Christians by James C. Petty
6. War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles by Paul David Tripp
7. When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Edward T. Welch

 

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