Madness : American Protestant responses to mental illness / Heather H. Vacek.
Series: Studies in religion, theology, and disabilityPublisher: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2015Description: xii, 271 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781481300575 (hardback : alk. paper)
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| BT 732 T64 1954 c.2 The doctor's casebook in the light of the Bible / | BT732 T64d 1954 The doctor's casebook in the light of the Bible / | BT732.4 J44 2012 Could it be this simple? : | BT732.4 V13 2015 Madness : | BT732.5 B27h c.2 The health and wealth gospel : | BT732.5 F92 Miraculous healing : | BT732.5 M23 1977 The power to heal / |
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.
