Madness : American Protestant responses to mental illness /
Vacek, Heather H., 1969-
Madness : American Protestant responses to mental illness / Heather H. Vacek. - xii, 271 pages ; 24 cm. - Studies in religion, theology, and disability . - Studies in religion, theology, and disability. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Christianity and mental illness -- 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 -- Conclusion: Suffering, stigma, and hospitality.
9781481300575 1481300571
2014048047
Mental illness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Protestantism--History.--United States
BT 732.4 / .V33 2015
Madness : American Protestant responses to mental illness / Heather H. Vacek. - xii, 271 pages ; 24 cm. - Studies in religion, theology, and disability . - Studies in religion, theology, and disability. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Christianity and mental illness -- 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 -- Conclusion: Suffering, stigma, and hospitality.
9781481300575 1481300571
2014048047
Mental illness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Protestantism--History.--United States
BT 732.4 / .V33 2015