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Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness
Kathryn Greene-McCreight
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Description for Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLK; JMP; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Where is God in the suffering of a mentally ill person? What happens to the soul when the mind is ill? How are Christians to respond to mental illness? In this brave and compassionate book, theologian and priest Kathryn Greene-McCreight confronts these difficult questions raised by her own mental illness--bipolar disorder. With brutal honesty, she tackles often avoided topics such as suicide, mental hospitals, and electroconvulsive therapy. Greene-McCreight offers the reader everything from poignant and raw glimpses into the mind of a mentally ill person to practical and forthright advice for their friends, family, and clergy. The ... Read more
Where is God in the suffering of a mentally ill person? What happens to the soul when the mind is ill? How are Christians to respond to mental illness? In this brave and compassionate book, theologian and priest Kathryn Greene-McCreight confronts these difficult questions raised by her own mental illness--bipolar disorder. With brutal honesty, she tackles often avoided topics such as suicide, mental hospitals, and electroconvulsive therapy. Greene-McCreight offers the reader everything from poignant and raw glimpses into the mind of a mentally ill person to practical and forthright advice for their friends, family, and clergy. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ada, MI, United States
ISBN
9781587433726
SKU
V9781587433726
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About Kathryn Greene-McCreight
Kathryn Greene-McCreight (PhD, Yale University) is associate chaplain at The Episcopal Church at Yale, priest affiliate at Christ Church in New Haven, Connecticut, and a theological writer. She also serves on the board of the Elm City Chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and on the Patient and Family Advisory Council of Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital.
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