Swinton, John <br/><br/>
Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges    

 - Grand Rapids, Michigan  William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company  2020 
 - 233p  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. 
<br/><br/>PART I: THE ART of DESCRIPTION<br/>Chapter 1: Redescribing the World of "Mental Illness"<br/>The Practice of Description<br/>The Problem of Thin Descriptions<br/>Stigma as Thin Description<br/>Developing a Phenomenological Attitude<br/>Making Up Thin People:<br/>The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) <br/>Biology and the Thinning of Mental Health Challenges<br/>The Thinning of Spirituality<br/>Chapter 2: Resurrecting Phenomenology<br/>The Death of Phenomenology<br/>Four Horizons: Creating a Thick Conversation around<br/>Severe Mental Health Challenges<br/>PART II: REDESCRIBING DIAGNOSIS<br/>Chapter 3: Taking Our Meds Faithfully<br/>A Bipolar Story<br/>PART III: REDESCRIBING DEPRESSION<br/>Chapter 4: Lament and Joy<br/>Depression<br/>Thickening Our Understanding of Depression<br/>Thinking about Joy<br/>Depression as Antifeeling<br/>Chapter 5: Finding God in the Darkness<br/>Orientation<br/>Disorientation<br/>Reorientation<br/>Finding God in God's Absence<br/>PART IV: HEARING VOICES<br/>Chapter 6: Understanding Psychosis<br/>The Problem with Schizophrenia<br/>Sacrifice<br/>Understanding Psychosis<br/>Nuancing Our Understanding<br/>Chapter 7: Hearing Voices<br/>Hearing Voices<br/>When God Talks Back<br/>Hearing Voices across Cultures<br/>What Makes the Difference?<br/>A Pathogenic Culture<br/>Chapter 8: A Strange Kind of Loneliness<br/>Are Voices Inevitably Bad? A Strange Kind of Silence<br/>Theological Implications<br/>A Theology of Naming<br/>PART V: REDESCRIBING BIPOLAR DISORDER<br/>Chapter 9: Bipolar Faith<br/>The Biology of Spirituality<br/>The Problem with Neurological Explanations:<br/>Moving beyond Neuromania<br/>Chapter 10: Bipolar Disorder and the Nature of Suffering<br/>Catherine's Story<br/>Epistemic Innocence: Medicating a Prophet<br/>Rethinking Recovery: Creating a Context<br/>for Epistemic Justice<br/>Repercussions: The Shadow Side of Spiritual Elation<br/>Two Aspects of Suffering<br/>The Suffering That Emerges from the Ascription<br/>of the Demonic<br/>The Suffering That Emerges from Truth Telling<br/>Sacrifice and Vocation<br/>Conclusion: Redescribing Healing<br/>Cultural Healing<br/>Liturgical Healing<br/>Biblical Healing<br/>Theological Healing<br/>Epistemic Healing and Epistemological Generosity 
<br/><br/> "Practical theology for Christians affected by mental health challenges"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802873729 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020012147 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mental health--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>People with mental disabilities--Religious life.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>K70  / SW650