Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness

Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith and generational sin. Why is it that the church has struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? As both a church leader and professor of psychology and neuroscience, Michael S. Stanford has seen far too many mentally ill brothers and sisters damaged by well meaning believers who respond to them out of fear or misinformation rather than grace.

Grace for the Afflicted is written to educate Christians about mental illness from both biblical and scientific perspectives. Stanford presents insights into our physical and spiritual nature and discusses the appropriate role of psychology and psychiatry in the life of the believer. Describing common mental disorders, Stanford asks of each: “What does science say and what does the Bible say about this illness?”

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ IVP
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2017
Edition ‏ : ‎ Revised, Revised and Expanded
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0830845070
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0830845071
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #65,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Schizophrenia (Books) #38 in Coping with Bipolar Disorder #78 in Personality Disorders (Books)
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