Madness : American Protestant reactions to mental illness across three centuries /

A history of Protestant responses to mental illness from the colonial era to the present.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Vacek, Heather H., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Protestantism > United States > History.
Mental illness > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Protestantisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Maladies mentales > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Mental illness > Religious aspects > Christianity
Protestantism
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Making theological sense out of suffering, sin, and sickness / Cotton Mather
  • Christian vocation and the shape the secular profession / Benjamin Rush
  • Advocating for the helpless, forgotten, and insane / Dorothea Dix
  • Reclaiming religious authority in medicine / Anton Boisen
  • A passionate plea to engage finds lukewarm reaction / Karl Menninger.

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