Unpardonable Sins: The Mentally Ill and Evangelicalism in America

This article explores the troubled relationship between evangelicals and the mentally ill community, focusing primarily on a Reformed/fundamentalist movement known as nouthetics or biblical counselling. I argue that for a large number of evangelicals, mentally ill people represent a diseased "o...

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Autor principal: Weaver, John (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: University of Saskatchewan [2011]
En: Journal of religion and popular culture
Año: 2011, Volumen: 23, Número: 1, Páginas: 65-81
Otras palabras clave:B Nouthetics
B Mental Illness
B biblical counselling
B Psychology
B Evangelicalism
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Sumario:This article explores the troubled relationship between evangelicals and the mentally ill community, focusing primarily on a Reformed/fundamentalist movement known as nouthetics or biblical counselling. I argue that for a large number of evangelicals, mentally ill people represent a diseased "other" population, in many ways as inherently "sinful" as gays and lesbians. Through this analysis, I promote a better understanding of mentally ill evangelicals, and more importantly, a better understanding of what the term "mentally ill" specifically denotes among evangelicals.
ISSN:1703-289X
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.23.1.65