friendship and the care of people with mental health problems Swinton, John 1957- creator text xxu Nashville Abingdon Press c2000 monographic eng

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237 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Friendship and liberation -- Community and friendship : the church as a liberating community -- Setting the context : deinstitutionalization and care in the "community" -- What is schizophrenia? -- Beyond the medical model : schizophrenia as a neurobiological disorder -- Creating nonpersons : the poverty of schizophrenia -- Stories from dark places -- Memory, resurrection, and hope -- Resurrecting the person : friendship, hope, and personhood -- Enabling friendship-in-community : a ministry of introduction, education, and enablement -- Creating a context for care : understanding and overcoming congregational resistance -- Caring for the carers : creating a hopeful future -- From "mental patient" to person-in-relation. John Swinton. Includes index. Church work with the mentally ill Mental health Religious aspects Christianity BV4461 .S95 2000 9780687082285 180201 20180201194012.0