In the fellowship of his suffering : a theological interpretation of mental illness - a focus on "schizophrenia" /

Schizophrenia is often considered one of the most destructive forms of mental illness. Elahe Hessamfar's personal experience with her daughter's illness has led her to ask some pressing and significant questions about the cause and nature of schizophrenia and the Church's role in its...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hessamfar, Elahe (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : The Lutterworth Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Psychiatry and religion.
Mental illness > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Schizophrenia.
Theological anthropology.
Psychiatrie et religion.
Maladies mentales > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Schizophrénie.
Anthropologie théologique.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Mental illness > Religious aspects > Christianity
Psychiatry and religion
Schizophrenia
Theological anthropology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Half Title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by John Swinton; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: A Theological Anthropology; 2: The Historical Contexts of Psychiatry and Mental Illness; 3: A Theology of Illness; 4: A Path Forward: Healing Together; 5: Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover.

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