Madness and Grace - A Practical Guide for Pastoral Care and Serious Mental Illness

Madness and Grace is a comprehensive guide for church ministry to alleviate this situation. Written by Dr. Matthew Stanford, the book is carefully constructed to help build competency in detecting a wide spectrum of mental disorders, such as knowing when a person is contemplating suicide based on telltale patterns of speech. It also explodes common discriminatory myths that stigmatize people with mental illness, such as the myth that they are more prone to violence than others.

About the author

Matthew S. Stanford, PhD, is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute (HHCI) in Houston, TX and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital Institute for Academic Medicine. Dr. Stanford's research on the interplay between psychology and issues of faith has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Christianity Today, and U.S. News & World Report.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Stanford
• Publisher: Templeton foundation press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781599475790
• ISBN: 978-1-59947-579-0
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Spirituality and Mental Health
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works