In the Shadow of Our Steeples : Pastoral Presence for Families Coping with Mental Illness

ISBN-13: 9780789001573 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 140 str.

Stewart Delisle Govig

Opis

Govig, an ordained minister and educator who became an advocate when his son was diagnosed as schizophrenic, shows other pastors how to support the mentally ill members of their congregations, and how important their involvement is to patients and their families. He establishes theological foundatio

Spis treści

Contents Foreword

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I: Listener
• Chapter 1. The Challenge
• Breakdowns in the Sufferer
• Elusive Symptoms for the Caregivers
• Threatening Impressions to the Public
• Chapter 2. Family Impact
• Tumults and Shouting
• Shalom in a Bottle?
• Grief Work
• Chapter 3. From Madhouse to Mad House
• The Waiting Family
• Surfing the System
• Absorbed
• Chapter 4. Negotiating Contact
• Why We Hesitate
• A Word in Season
• Fruits of Repentence
• Empathy
• Part II: Mediator
• Chapter 5. Telling the Truth
• The Sting of Flippancy
• Faithfully Silent
• Breaking the Silence
• Testing the Ambiguities
• Chapter 6. Teaching the Congregation
• Back to the Basics
• The Libel of Our Labels
• Hearing Voices: Your Neighbor's Chronic Mental Illness
• Bridge Builders
• Part III: Advocate
• Chapter 7. Willing to Care
• At the Manor
• Volunteer Friendship
• When Shadows Fade
• Chapter 8. Habits of Presence
• Allies and Friends
• Promoting Hope
• Consumers of Caregiving: Their Presence
• Appendix: Sources for Information
• Denomination Networks
• Interfaith
• Secular Organizations
• Primary Resources
• Notes
• Index

O autorze

Stewart D. Govig *Deceased*