Titre :	Darkness is my only companion : a Christian response to mental illness
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Greene-McCreight, Kathryn, 1961-, Auteur
Editeur :	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press
Année de publication :	©2015
Importance :	xxiv, 216 p.
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-1-58743-372-6
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Mental illness--Religious aspects--Christianity Terminally ill--Religious life
Mots-clés :	Mental illness
Index. décimale :	RC 455.4 .R4
Résumé :	Greene-McCreight confronts the difficult questions raised by her own mental illness, bipolar disorder. Does God send this suffering? Why, if I am a Christian, can I not rejoice? What is happening to my soul? Greene-McCreight concludes that God does not will mental illness or any other suffering on his people. We suffer because of evil, but still she sees God work grace out of suffering. With brutal honesty, she
Note de contenu :	Part I : Facing mental illness -- Darkness -- Mental illness -- Temptation to suicide -- Mania -- Darkness, again -- Hospital -- Part II : Faith and mental illness -- Feeling, memory, and personality -- Brain, mind, and soul -- Sin, suffering, and despair -- Dark night, discipline, and the hiddenness of God -- Health and prayer -- Part III : Living with mental illness -- How clergy, friends, and family can help -- Choosing therapy -- Conclusion -- Appendix I : How and why I use scripture -- Appendix II : A brief checklist of symptoms and resources.

Darkness is my only companion : a Christian response to mental illness [texte imprimé] / Greene-McCreight, Kathryn, 1961-, Auteur . - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, ©2015 . - xxiv, 216 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-58743-372-6
Includes bibliographical references
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Mental illness--Religious aspects--Christianity Terminally ill--Religious life
Mots-clés :	Mental illness
Index. décimale :	RC 455.4 .R4
Résumé :	Greene-McCreight confronts the difficult questions raised by her own mental illness, bipolar disorder. Does God send this suffering? Why, if I am a Christian, can I not rejoice? What is happening to my soul? Greene-McCreight concludes that God does not will mental illness or any other suffering on his people. We suffer because of evil, but still she sees God work grace out of suffering. With brutal honesty, she
Note de contenu :	Part I : Facing mental illness -- Darkness -- Mental illness -- Temptation to suicide -- Mania -- Darkness, again -- Hospital -- Part II : Faith and mental illness -- Feeling, memory, and personality -- Brain, mind, and soul -- Sin, suffering, and despair -- Dark night, discipline, and the hiddenness of God -- Health and prayer -- Part III : Living with mental illness -- How clergy, friends, and family can help -- Choosing therapy -- Conclusion -- Appendix I : How and why I use scripture -- Appendix II : A brief checklist of symptoms and resources.