0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity

Buy Now

Fragile Connections - Memoirs of Mental Illness for Pastoral Care Professionals (Paperback) Loot Price: R717
Discovery Miles 7 170
You Save: R165 (19%)
Fragile Connections - Memoirs of Mental Illness for Pastoral Care Professionals (Paperback): Donald Capps

Fragile Connections - Memoirs of Mental Illness for Pastoral Care Professionals (Paperback)

Donald Capps

 (sign in to rate)
List price R882 Loot Price R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 | Repayment Terms: R67 pm x 12* You Save R165 (19%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

Endorsements: "One of the greatest contributions of Capps's book is the way in which he weaves together a vast range of theories, interpretations, and explanations of psychopathology, without ever losing sight of the humanity of the person living with mental illness. Far too many books seek to find one, single explanation of the baffling and complex phenomenon of mental illness. Fragile Connections will expand our understanding and empower pastors and others concerned about mental illness with an eloquent exploration of one of the greatest mysteries of the human predicament." --Lewis Rambo, San Francisco Theological Union and Graduate Theological Union "Donald Capps skillfully guides his readers into the strange world of severe mental illness, a neighborhood disturbingly close to home. He first offers the lay of the land by scrutinizing particular psychiatric classifications. He then carefully treks through gripping narrative accounts of those battling schizophrenia, clinical depression, bipolar disorder, and Alzheimer's disease. Finally, with interpretive precision honed through a lifetime of attending to persons in pain, Capps risks his own stunning insights into the anguish and mystery of these lives. An exquisite and sobering journey." --Robert C. Dykstra, Princeton Theological Seminary "Fragile Connections is a most welcome resource for those of us involved in theological education. Capps's creative use of five memoirs allows persons who suffer from various mental illnesses and the family members who care for them to speak in their own voices about living with these afflictions." --Carol J. Cook, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary "Doing good with stealth as usual Donald Capps has designed this biblically, historically grounded book for seminary students and ministers, who will find no other like it. The book holds out the key to understanding the experiences of those who are mentally ill and those who love them. Capps argues that the study of individuals' personal memoirs--rather than medically modeled case studies--reveals the deep and profoundly personal nature of each person's unique experience of mental illness. What is more, written as it is in Capps's inimitable style, this book fills a void in seminary curricula as it addresses a problem in methodology." --Antoinette Goodwin, pastoral psychotherapist, Princeton, New Jersey

General

Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2014
First published: February 2014
Authors: Donald Capps
Dimensions: 226 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 978-1-62564-583-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Counselling
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity
Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
LSN: 1-62564-583-X
Barcode: 9781625645838

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

Partners