- 312 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
A theologically and scientifically engaged exploration of modern mental health care The current model of mental health care doesn't see people: it sees sets of symptoms that need fixing. While modern psychiatry has improved many patients' quality of life, it falls short in addressing their relational and spiritual needs. As a theologian and practicing psychiatrist, Warren Kinghorn shares a Christian vision of accompanying those facing mental health challenges. Kinghorn reviews the successes and limitations of modern mental health care before offering an alternative paradigm of healing. Based in the theology of Thomas Aquinas, this model of personhood affirms four truths: We are known and loved by God. We are creatures made of earth who are formed in community. We are wayfarers on a journey. We are called not to control, but to wonder, love, praise, and rest. Drawing on theological wisdom and scientific evidence, Kinghorn reframes our understanding of mental health care from fixing machines to attending fellow wayfarers on the way to the Lord's feast. With gentle guidance and practical suggestions, Wayfaring is an essential resource for pastors and practitioners as well as for Christians who seek mental health care.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by John Swinton
- Introduction: Of Stories and Symptoms
- 1. Modern Mental Health Care and the Machine Metaphor
- 2. From Duality to Unity
- 3. From Inside Out to Outside In
- 4. From Shame to Security
- 5. From Bare Existence to Beloved Existence
- 6. From Mental Health to Participation in Blessing
- 7. From Bodily Feeling to Embodied Love
- 8. From Constraint to Freedom
- 9. From Control to Wonder
- 10. From Fixing to Attending
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Aquinas, Disability, and the Imago Dei
- Bibliography