Madness : American Protestant Responses to Mental Illness /

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

Détails bibliographiques
Autres auteurs: Vacek, Heather H., 1969-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2015]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Protestantism.
Mental illness > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Maladies mentales > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Protestantisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Protestantism > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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