TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vacek,Heather H.
TI  - Madness: American Protestant responses to mental illness 
T2  - Studies in religion, theology, and disability
SN  - 9781481300575
AV  - BT 732.4 .V33 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Waco, Texas
PB  - Baylor University Press
KW  - Mental illness
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - United States
KW  - History
N1  - 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
ER  -