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

by Matthew S. Stanford

Book Overview

Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? 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. As both a church leader and a professor of psychology and behavioral sciences, Matthew S. Stanford has seen far too many mentally ill brothers and sisters damaged by well-meaning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830845070
• ISBN13: 9780830845071
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: IVP
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"