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Can Christianity cure obsessive-compulsive disorder? :

Osborn, Ian, 1946-

Can Christianity cure obsessive-compulsive disorder? : a psychiatrist explores the role of faith in treatment / Ian Osborn. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, c2008. - 208 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.

Renaissance anxieties -- Martin Luther : a monk crucified by his thoughts -- John Bunyan : the pilgrim's fears of hellfire -- Saint Thérèse : the obsessions of the Little Flower -- What causes obsessive-compulsive disorder? -- Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Transferring responsibility to God : the cure of Luther, Bunyan, and Thérèse -- A therapy of trust : practical use -- Epilogue : how obsessive-compulsive disorder saved Christianity.

9781587432064 1587432064

2007035431

101315371 DNLM


Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582.


Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Psychiatry and religion.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder--therapy--Biography.
Christianity--psychology--Biography.
Famous Persons--Biography.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder--psychology--Biography.
Religion and Psychology--Biography.
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