Good and Angry
by David Powlison | Book Summary
Author: David Powlison
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Indignation, righteous or not, is directed toward real or perceived wrongs requiring a form of justice to be meted out. Anger is multi-faceted and wielded more in a sinful manner than that of a constructive and redemptive nature. Powlison, in his book Good and Angry, explores anger in all its forms and helps his readers to navigate toward a faithful and fruitful expression of anger, returning good for evil and redeeming wrongs by focusing on God's own anger in Scripture. Good and Angry offers biblical, constructive, and practical advice for those who struggle with the many components of the anger family including bitterness, complaining, and irritation. |
David Powlison serves as faculty member and the executive director of Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, and is the senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He holds both a Ph.D. in history and the science of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary.
A counselor for over thirty years, Powlison has written extensively on biblical counseling and the relationship between faith and psychology. His works include Speaking Truth in Love, Seeing With New Eyes, Power Encounters, and Competent to Counsel?: The History of a Conservative Protestant Biblical Counseling Movement.
He and his wife, Nan, have three adult children and five grandchildren.
Good and Angry
by David Powlison
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | David Powlison |
| Publisher | New Growth Press |
| Date | September 12, 2016 |
| Pages | 256 |
Overview:
Everyone has anger. Whether we take aim at someone or are our own targets, we've all experienced the fruit of anger on a regular basis. It is a complex human response to the things we deeply care about that are usually met with wrongdoing.
Indignation, righteous or not, is directed toward real or perceived wrongs requiring a form of justice to be meted out. Anger is multi-faceted and wielded more in a sinful manner than that of a constructive and redemptive nature.
Powlison, in his book Good and Angry, explores anger in all its forms and helps his readers to navigate toward a faithful and fruitful expression of anger, returning good for evil and redeeming wrongs by focusing on God's own anger in Scripture.
Good and Angry offers biblical, constructive, and practical advice for those who struggle with the many components of the anger family including bitterness, complaining, and irritation.
David Powlison serves as faculty member and the executive director of Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, and is the senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He holds both a Ph.D. in history and the science of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Theological Seminary.
A counselor for over thirty years, Powlison has written extensively on biblical counseling and the relationship between faith and psychology. His works include Speaking Truth in Love, Seeing With New Eyes, Power Encounters, and Competent to Counsel?: The History of a Conservative Protestant Biblical Counseling Movement.
He and his wife, Nan, have three adult children and five grandchildren.