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Jay E. Adams

Jay Edward Adams was a prolific Reformed Christian author and theologian whose works profoundly influenced biblical counseling. He authored over 100 books, including the seminal "Competent to Counsel," which sparked the nouthetic counseling movement—a method emphasizing strictly biblical approaches to pastoral care. His writings have been translated into sixteen languages, reflecting their global impact. Adams also founded the Institute for Nouthetic Studies and played a pivotal role in establishing organizations like the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) and the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

Adams combined academic rigor with pastoral insight, holding degrees in classics, divinity, sacred theology, and speech. He served as a professor of homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary and directed advanced studies at Westminster Seminary California. Beyond his scholarly contributions, Adams was a pastor, church planter, and denominational leader, blending practical ministry with theological depth. His legacy includes receiving South Carolina's Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian honor. Adams' works remain foundational texts in Christian counseling and Reformed theology.
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 The Time Is at Hand 1970
2 Christ and Your Problems 1971
3 Christian Living in the Home 1972
4 The Big Umbrella 1973
5 The Pastoral Life 1974
6 The Christian Counselor's Casebook 1974
7 What Do You Do When Your Marriage Goes Sour? 1975
8 What Do You Do When Fear Overcomes You? 1975
9 Your Place in the Counseling Revolution 1975
10 You Can Overcome Fear 1975
11 Studies in Preaching Vol. One 1976
12 Studies in Preaching 2: Audience Adaptations in the Sermons and Speeches of Paul 1976
13 What About Nouthetic Counseling? 1976
14 Godliness Through Discipline 1977
15 Christian Counselor's New Testament and Proverbs 1977
16 The Christian Counselor's New Testament 1977
17 Journal of Pastoral Practice 1977
18 The Power of Error 1978
19 How to Overcome Evil: A Practical Exposition of Romans 12:14-21 1978
20 Four Weeks With God and Your Neighbor 1978
21 Trust and Obey 1979
22 More Than Redemption 1979
23 New Testament in Everyday English 1979
24 Prayers for Troubled Times 1979
25 Helps for Counselors: A Mini-Manual for Christian Counseling 1979
26 Communicating With Twentieth Century Man 1979
27 Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible 1980
28 Ready to Restore: The Layman's Guide to Christian Counseling 1981
29 Language of Counseling 1981
30 Counseling and the Five Points of Calvinism 1981
31 Update on Christian Counseling 1981
32 Back to the Blackboard: Design for a Bibical Christian School 1982
33 What to Do On Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures 1982
34 Coping with Counseling Crises: First Aid for Christian Counselors 1982
35 Truth Apparent 1982
36 Insight & Creativity in Christian Counseling: A Study of the Usual & the Unique 1982
37 How to Handle Trouble 1982
38 Preaching to the Heart 1983
39 Grist from Adam's Mill: Suggestions for Living the Christian Life 1983
40 Preaching with Purpose 1983
41 Solving Marriage Problems 1983
42 The Use of The Scriptures in Counseling 1984
43 Lectures on Counseling 1985
44 Essays on Counseling 1986
45 Self-Esteem 1986
46 Studies in Preach 1: Sermons of Charles Spurgeon 1986
47 Essays on Biblical Preaching: Combines Truth Apparent and Preaching to the Heart 1986
48 Competent to Counsel: Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling 1986
49 The Christian Counselor's Manual: The Practice of Nouthetic Counseling 1986
50 A Theology of Christian Counseling 1986
51 How to Help People Change 1986
52 The Biblical View of Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Image 1986
53 Handbook of Church Discipline: A Right and Privilege of Every Church Member 1986
54 You Can Sweeten a Sour Marriage 1987
55 You Can Stop Worrying 1987
56 A Call to Discernment 1987
57 What Do You Do When You Know That You're Hooked? 1987
58 From Forgiven to Forgiving: Learning to Forgive One Another God's Way 1989
59 Winning the War Within: A Bibical Strategy for Spiritual Warfare 1989
60 Truth Applied 1990
61 The Grand Demonstration: A Bibical Study of the So-Called Problem of Evil 1991
62 A Consumer's Guide to Preaching 1991
63 Meaning and Mode of Baptism 1992
64 What Do You Do When You Become Depressed? 1992
65 What Do You Do When Anger Gets the Upper 1992
66 Teaching to Observe: The Counselor as Teacher 1996
67 A Thirst for Wholeness How to Gain Wisdom from the Book of James 1997
68 Counsel from Psalm 119 1998
69 Maintaining The Delicate Balance In Christian Living: Biblical Balance In A World That's Tilted Toward Sin! 1998
70 The Gospel of John & Letters of John and Jesus 1998
71 The Christian's Guide to Guidance: How to Make Biblical Decisions in Everyday Life 1998
72 Life Under the Son: Counsel from the Book of Ecclesiastes 1999
73 The Gospels of Matthew and Mark 1999
74 Wrinkled But Not Ruined: Counsel for the Elderly 1999
75 Proverbs 1999
76 Biblical Sonship: An Evaluation of the Sonship Discipleship Course 1999
77 Romans I & II Thessalonians and Philippians 1999
78 I & II Corinthians 1999
79 Hebrews, James, I & II Peter, and Jude 1999
80 The Christian Counselor's Commentary: Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians & Philemon 1999
81 I & II Timothy, Titus 1999
82 Acts 1999
83 The Gospel of Luke 1999
84 Signs & Wonders: In the Last Days 2000
85 Preaching According to the Holy Spirit 2000
86 Hope for the New Millennium 2000
87 The Use of the Rod and Staff: A Neglected Aspect of Shepherding 2003
88 Preterism: Orthodox or Unorthodox? 2004
89 Pulpit Speech 2004
90 Growing by Grace: Sanctification and Counseling 2004
91 Is All Truth God's Truth? 2004
92 The Practical Encyclopedia of Christian Counseling 2004
93 Critical Stages of Biblical Counseling 2004
94 The Place of Authority in Christ's Church 2004
95 What to Do When Counseling Fails 2004
96 Committed to Craftmanship 2004
97 The Journal of Modern Ministry 2005
98 When a Christian Spouse Dies 2007
99 Importance of Faith in Counseling 2007
100 Preaching That Persuades 2007
101 Be Careful How You Listen: How to Get the Most Out of a Sermon 2007
102 Encouragement Isn't Enough 2007
103 Preaching with Parables 2007
104 Compassionate Counseling 2007
105 Joyfully Counseling People with New Hearts 2008
106 Fifty Difficult Passages Explained 2008
107 Keeping the Sabbath Today? 2008
108 Greg Dawson and the Psychology Class 2008
109 Together for Good: Counseling and the Providence of God 2010
110 Sibling Rivalry in the Household of God 2010
111 Types of People: How to Counsel Them Biblically 2011
112 Day by Day Along the Way 2011
113 Theology You Can Really Understand 2012
114 Ending the Quest for Something More 2020
115 Sanctification and Counseling: Growing by Grace 2020
116 Insight and Creativity in Biblical Counseling 2020
117 The Road to Happiness 2020
118 Counseling and the Sovereignty of God 2020
Resources for Biblical Living Books (by with Wayne A. Mack)
# Title Year
1 In-Laws: Married with Parents (By: Wayne A. Mack) 2009
2 Problems: Solving Them God’s Way 2009
3 Temptation: Applying Radical Amputation to Life's Sinful Patterns 2012
Shepherding God's Flock Books
# Title Year
1 Pastoral Counseling 1975
2 Shepherding God's Flock: A Handbook on Pastoral Ministry, Counseling and Leadership 1975
3 Pastoral Leadership 1976
4 Shepherding God's Flock, Volume Two 1976
Jay E. Adams Anthologies
# Title Year
1 John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine & Doxology 2008