Dr. James R. Beck


Dr. James Beck joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1984 in the counseling department. He is senior professor of counseling and a licensed clinical psychologist.

He earned a Ph.D. from Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology, an Ed.M. from Oregon State University, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Westmont College.

Dr. Beck is an ordained minister whose special interests include mental health on the mission field and the particular needs of missionary children. He served on the national board of Christians for Biblical Equality and served as associate pastor for Christian education at the First Baptist Church of Corvallis, Oregon. He was also the senior partner at Valley Psychological Center in Sacramento, California, staffed by several Christian psychologists and mental health professionals.

Dr. Beck is a contributing editor to the Journal of Psychology and Theology. He has written Dorothy Carey: The Tragic and Untold Story of Mrs. William Carey, The Healing Words of Jesus, Helping Worriers, Why Worry?, Jesus and Personality Theory, and The Psychology of Paul.

 

Books Currently in Print

 

BeckDorothy - Dorothy Carey: The Tragic and Untold Story of Mrs. William Carey, by James R. Beck

Dorothy Carey: The Tragic and Untold Story of Mrs. William Carey, WIPF & Stock, 2000.
ISBN: 1579103413

BeckHealWord - The Healing Words of Jesus, by James R. Beck

Healing Words of Jesus, WIPF & Stock, 2001.  

ISBN: 157910553X

BeckHumPers - The Human Person in Theology and Psychology: A Biblical Antrhopology for the Twenty-First Century, by James R. Beck

Human Person in Theology and Psychology: A Biblical Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century, Kregel, 2005. 
ISBN: 0825421160

BeckJesus - Jesus & Personality Theory: Exploring the Five-Factor Model, by James R. Beck

Jesus and Personality Theory: Exploring the Five-Factor Model, IVP, 1999. 
ISBN: 0830819258

BeckPsychPaul - The Psychology of Paul: The Fresh Look at His Life and Teaching, by James R. Beck

Psychology of Paul: A Fresh Look at His Life and Teaching, Kregel, 2002. 
ISBN: 0825420490

BlomWomen - Two Views of Women in Ministry, by Craig L. Blomberg, James R. Beck

Two Views on Women in Ministry, Zondervan, 2005.  

ISBN: 031025437X