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Today, you’ll find links to two foundational articles for thinking well about mental health theologically.
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Enjoy!
John Swinton – Small Things with Extraordinary Love
“Mental health problems are unique experiences that come to light in the lives of special individuals who are deeply loved by God and who have their own unique stories, histories, dreams and desires which may or may not require the eradication of symptoms. It is true that people’s stories may be altered by their biology, but it is not true that they should be defined by it. People’s stories can, however, be deeply altered and affected by the meanings that we ascribe to their experiences.”
Will Van Der Hart – A Brief Theology of Mental Health
“A theology of mental health sees people not as mental health problems to be fixed, but as children of God waiting to be loved.”