Church and Society, Vol. 81
Journal Articles
Social Justice and Peacemaking Unit Presbyterian Church (USA) 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville KY 40202
Among articles in this journal are
“Witnessing: Diary of Depression,” by a Presbyterian minister who spent several months as a patient in a psychiatric hospital;
“When the Devil Deserts You,” by Ed Cooper, a person with mental illness;
“Ministering-the Meaning of Hope in the Task of Shepherding,” by Roy Fairchild, a Presbyterian minister and professor, San Francisco Theological Seminary;
“In Sickness and In Health — When a Partner is Mentally Ill” by an anonymous author; and
“Care in the Congregation,” by Larry Martens, President, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary.
A resolution of the Presbyterian Church on “The Church and Serious Mental Illness” from the 200th General Assembly in 1988 is reprinted in full, with excerpts from the background paper. The material concludes with resources for congregations. Paper – 136 pp.
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