Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges

By:

Swinton, John [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2020Description: 233p 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780802873729

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

K70 23 SW650

Contents:

PART I: THE ART of DESCRIPTION Chapter 1: Redescribing the World of "Mental Illness" The Practice of Description The Problem of Thin Descriptions Stigma as Thin Description Developing a Phenomenological Attitude Making Up Thin People: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Biology and the Thinning of Mental Health Challenges The Thinning of Spirituality Chapter 2: Resurrecting Phenomenology The Death of Phenomenology Four Horizons: Creating a Thick Conversation around Severe Mental Health Challenges PART II: REDESCRIBING DIAGNOSIS Chapter 3: Taking Our Meds Faithfully A Bipolar Story PART III: REDESCRIBING DEPRESSION Chapter 4: Lament and Joy Depression Thickening Our Understanding of Depression Thinking about Joy Depression as Antifeeling Chapter 5: Finding God in the Darkness Orientation Disorientation Reorientation Finding God in God's Absence PART IV: HEARING VOICES Chapter 6: Understanding Psychosis The Problem with Schizophrenia Sacrifice Understanding Psychosis Nuancing Our Understanding Chapter 7: Hearing Voices Hearing Voices When God Talks Back Hearing Voices across Cultures What Makes the Difference? A Pathogenic Culture Chapter 8: A Strange Kind of Loneliness Are Voices Inevitably Bad? A Strange Kind of Silence Theological Implications A Theology of Naming PART V: REDESCRIBING BIPOLAR DISORDER Chapter 9: Bipolar Faith The Biology of Spirituality The Problem with Neurological Explanations: Moving beyond Neuromania Chapter 10: Bipolar Disorder and the Nature of Suffering Catherine's Story Epistemic Innocence: Medicating a Prophet Rethinking Recovery: Creating a Context for Epistemic Justice Repercussions: The Shadow Side of Spiritual Elation Two Aspects of Suffering The Suffering That Emerges from the Ascription of the Demonic The Suffering That Emerges from Truth Telling Sacrifice and Vocation Conclusion: Redescribing Healing Cultural Healing Liturgical Healing Biblical Healing Theological Healing Epistemic Healing and Epistemological Generosity

Summary: "Practical theology for Christians affected by mental health challenges"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.

PART I: THE ART of DESCRIPTION
Chapter 1: Redescribing the World of "Mental Illness"
The Practice of Description
The Problem of Thin Descriptions
Stigma as Thin Description
Developing a Phenomenological Attitude
Making Up Thin People:
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Biology and the Thinning of Mental Health Challenges
The Thinning of Spirituality
Chapter 2: Resurrecting Phenomenology
The Death of Phenomenology
Four Horizons: Creating a Thick Conversation around
Severe Mental Health Challenges
PART II: REDESCRIBING DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 3: Taking Our Meds Faithfully
A Bipolar Story
PART III: REDESCRIBING DEPRESSION
Chapter 4: Lament and Joy
Depression
Thickening Our Understanding of Depression
Thinking about Joy
Depression as Antifeeling
Chapter 5: Finding God in the Darkness
Orientation
Disorientation
Reorientation
Finding God in God's Absence
PART IV: HEARING VOICES
Chapter 6: Understanding Psychosis
The Problem with Schizophrenia
Sacrifice
Understanding Psychosis
Nuancing Our Understanding
Chapter 7: Hearing Voices
Hearing Voices
When God Talks Back
Hearing Voices across Cultures
What Makes the Difference?
A Pathogenic Culture
Chapter 8: A Strange Kind of Loneliness
Are Voices Inevitably Bad? A Strange Kind of Silence
Theological Implications
A Theology of Naming
PART V: REDESCRIBING BIPOLAR DISORDER
Chapter 9: Bipolar Faith
The Biology of Spirituality
The Problem with Neurological Explanations:
Moving beyond Neuromania
Chapter 10: Bipolar Disorder and the Nature of Suffering
Catherine's Story
Epistemic Innocence: Medicating a Prophet
Rethinking Recovery: Creating a Context
for Epistemic Justice
Repercussions: The Shadow Side of Spiritual Elation
Two Aspects of Suffering
The Suffering That Emerges from the Ascription
of the Demonic
The Suffering That Emerges from Truth Telling
Sacrifice and Vocation
Conclusion: Redescribing Healing
Cultural Healing
Liturgical Healing
Biblical Healing
Theological Healing
Epistemic Healing and Epistemological Generosity

"Practical theology for Christians affected by mental health challenges"-- Provided by publisher.

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