Madness : American Protestant responses to mental illness / Heather H. Vacek.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Studies in religion, theology, and disabilityPublisher: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2015Description: xii, 271 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781481300575
  • 1481300571
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT 732.4 .V33 2015
Contents:
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.
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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.

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