Madness : American Protestant responses to mental illness - Vacek, Heather H., 1969- (Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2015)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Mental illness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Protestantism -- United States -- History