The Bible and Mental Health

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Is it possible to develop such a thing as a biblical theology of mental health? How might we develop a helpful and pastoral use of scripture to explore questions of mental health within a Christian framework? This timely and important book integrates the highest levels of biblical scholarship with theological and pastoral concerns to consider how we use scripture when dealing with mental health issues.

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• Publié par: Hymns Ancient & Modern
• Date de parution: 30 août 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780334059790
• Langue: English

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The Bible and Mental Health
Christopher C. H. Cook and Isabelle Hamley





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Contents
Author Biographies
Foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Introduction
Part 1: Biblical Theology
1. Narrative, Meaning Making and Mental Health
Jocelyn Bryan
2. Wholeness and Illness: A View from the Old Testament
Gordon McConville
3. Jesus and Madness
Joanna Collicutt
4. Paul and Mental Health
Stephen C. Barton
5. Paul, the Mind and the Mind of Christ
Paula Gooder
Part 2: Biblical Case Studies
6. Patient Job, Angry Job: Speaking Faith in the Midst of Trauma
Isabelle Hamley
7. Anxiety: Some Perspectives from the Old Testament
David G. Firth
8. Truth-telling as Well-making
Walter Brueggemann
9. Spirituality from the Depths: Responding to Crushing Circumstances and Psychological and Spiritual Distress in Jeremiah
Jill Firth
10. What Did Jesus Have to Say About Mental Health? The Sermon on the Mount
Christopher C. H. Cook
11. The Gerasene Demoniac
Christopher C. H. Cook
Part 3: Practical Focus
12. The Bible in Pastoral Care of Christians Living with Mental Health Challenges
John Swinton
13. The Formation of Christian Community: Reading Scripture in the Light of Mental Health
Nick Ladd
14. Bible and Trauma
Megan Warner
15. Christian Scripture as a Pastoral Resource for Promoting Resilience
Nathan White

Conclusion: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health
Select Bibliography




Author Biographies
Stephen C. Barton is an ordained theologian with a specialism in New Testament Studies. He was Tutor in Biblical Studies at Salisbury and Wells Theological College (1984–88), and Reader in New Testament in the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University (1988–2010). Currently, he is an Honorary Research Fellow of Durham and Manchester Universities. His publications include The Spirituality of the Gospels (SPCK, 1992), Discipleship and Family Ties in Mark and Matthew (Cambridge University Press, 1994), Invitation to the Bible (SPCK, 1997), and Life Together. Family, Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today (T&T Clark, 2001).
Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is a past president of the Society of Biblical Literature and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He has recently published Materiality as Resistance (Westminster John Knox Press, 2020), Money and Possessions (Westminster John Knox Press, 2016), and Gift and Task (Westminster John Knox Press, 2017).
Jocelyn Bryan was until recently Academic Dean and Director of the Doctorate in Theology and Ministry Programme at Cranmer Hall, St John’s College, Durham, where she teaches Pastoral and Practical Theology and Psychology and Christian Ministry. Her PhD is in psychology and she researches the interdisciplinary field of psychology, theology and ministry. Jocelyn has written Human Being: Insights from Psychology and the Christian Faith (SCM Press, 2016) and co-edited Pastoral Challenges and Concerns (Kevin Mayhew, 2018). She has also published on sexuality and reflections on pastoral issues and liturgies. She is editor of the online journal Theology and Ministry .
Joanna Collicutt is Karl Jaspers Lecturer in Psychology and Spirituality at Ripon College Cuddesdon and also teaches psychology of religion at Oxford University, where she is a supernumerary fellow of Harris Manchester College. She practised for many years as a clinical psychologist, initially working in the area of adult mental health before moving into neurological rehabilitation, and has had a longstanding interest in anxiety states and psychosis. After a period of studying theology, she was director of the MA programme in Psychology of Religion at Heythrop College, University of London for five years, and now works on the interface between psychology and faith, especially in the areas of biblical studies, liturgy and spirituality, on which she has published extensively.
Christopher Cook is Professor of Spirituality, Theology and Health, and Director of the Centre for Spirituality, Theology and Health, at Durham University. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, with research doctorates in medicine and theology. Ordained priest in 2001, he is an Honorary Chaplain for Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. His books include Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health (SCM Press, 2013), Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul (ed. with Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016), Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine (Routledge, 2018), and Christians Hearing Voices (Jessica Kingsley, 2020).
David Firth is Tutor in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol, and Research Associate of the University of the Free State. A Baptist minister, he and his wife have also served in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. He is particularly interested in how the Old Testament contributes to our understanding of mission and ethics.
Jill Firth is a lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. She has ministered as a pastoral worker in rural and urban Australia, and cross-culturally in Groote Eylandt and Hong Kong. Jill is an Anglican priest and trained spiritual director and has been a canon of St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne. She holds a PhD from the Australian College of Theology, and is preparing to publish her dissertation on Psalms 140 to 143. She is writing a commentary on Jeremiah.
Paula Gooder is a speaker and writer on the Bible, particularly the New Testament. She spent 12 years teaching in ministerial formation. Following this, she spent eight years as a speaker and writer on biblical studies, travelling the country seeking to communicate the best of biblical scholarship in as accessible a way as possible. She then worked for the Bible Society as Theologian in Residence and for the Birmingham Diocese as Director of Mission Learning and Development. Now she is Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral in London. She is the author of many books, most recently Phoebe: A Story (Hodder & Stoughton, 2018).
Isabelle Hamley is chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. She was a probation officer prior to ordination, and subsequently a parish priest in Edwalton. She taught Old Testament at St John’s College, Nottingham. She is a prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral, and Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College, London. She is a regular contributor on Radio 4’s Thought for the Day and Daily Service . Her publications include Unspeakable Things Unspoken: Otherness and Victimisation in Judges 19–21 (Pickwick Publications, 2019). Her research interests centre on questions of identity, otherness and violence in the Hebrew Bible.
Nick Ladd has been an Anglican minister for 37 years, during which time he has served in six parishes of very different social make-ups. For eight years he was Director of Ministry, Formation and Practical Theology at St John’s College, Nottingham and has also spent time overseeing the training and support of curates for the Birmingham diocese. At present, he serves with his wife in a parish in Birmingham and works freelance, supporting churches in their missional development, teaching, researching, and offering spiritual accompaniment to clergy. He is completing a doctorate on Christian community formation and maturity.
Gordon McConville is Professor of Old Testament Theology at the University of Gloucestershire. Originally from Northern Ireland, he studied Modern Languages at Cambridge University, before moving to New College, Edinburgh for Theology, and finally to Queen’s University, Belfast for doctoral study in the Old Testament, under Professor Gordon Wenham. He has taught at Trinity College, Bristol and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and has recently returned to Trinity as an adjunct faculty member. He has published numerous books and articles on aspects of the Old Testament, and is especially interested in its use in Christian theology and contemporary applicat