a Christian response to mental illness Greene-McCreight, Kathryn 1961- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Brazos Press c2015 2015 Second edition. monographic eng

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216 p ; 22 cm. 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. Part 1. Facing mental illness. Darkness -- Mental illness -- Temptation to suicide -- Mania -- Darkness, again -- Hospital -- Part 2. 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 3. Living with mental illness. How clergy, friends, and family can help -- Choosing therapy. Kathryn Greene-McCreight. "Revised and expanded"-Jkt. Includes bibliographical references. Mental illness Religious aspects Christianity Mentally ill Religious life RC455.4.R4 G74 2015 616.89 9781587433726 (pbk.) 1587433729 (pbk.) 2015007843 DLC 150225 20160803151440.0 904227520 eng