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Troubled Minds

Mental Illness and the Church's Mission

by Amy Simpson

Patheos Book Club features "Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission" by Amy Simpson, a bracing look at the social and physical realities of mental illness and and an exploration of new possibilities for ministry to this stigmatized group. | read more»

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About the Book and Author

Drawing on her own family's history of mental illness, Amy Simpson provides a bracing look at the social and physical realities of mental illness and explores new possibilities for ministry to this stigmatized group. | read more »

Mental Illness in the Church: A Q&A with Amy Simpson

"Mental illness is stigmatized in our culture. We carry old, superstitious ideas about it. People fear mental illness and marginalize those with mental illnesses in a way they don't treat people affected by other forms of disease." | read more »

Troubled Minds: Read an Excerpt

We were all in crisis individually, protecting and preserving ourselves as best we could...We desperately needed an outside voice to lovingly name our trouble and call us together. | read more »

Exposing Heart-Wrenching Truths about Mental Illness

According to the National Institute of Mental Health and other experts, about one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. | read more »

8 Lessons Concerning Mental Illness

I hope we'll take a moment to learn a little more about the pervasive and serious nature of mental illness-and perhaps begin to speak more freely and surround suffering people with loving community. | read more »

Praise for "Troubled Minds"

"Amy Simpson takes you on a thoughtful, vulnerable and even painful journey through the complex landscape of mental illness."—John Ortberg | read more »

Amy Simpson's Website

Visit Amy Simpson's blog and learn more about her work at her website here. | read more »

A Conversation on Faith and Mental Health

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and Patheos is hosting a site-wide conversation on faith and mental illness. Click here for more, or see our blogger roundtable, below. | read more »
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