Evangelism in the Light of Psychiatry
Observations of the mentally ill indicate that conflict and disturbance are not in themselves evils, but may be attempts at a needed reorganization of the personality. It is ever the task of the church to disturb the consciences of men in regard to the quality of the life they are living in order th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
1927
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The journal of religion
Year: 1927, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-80 |
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| Summary: | Observations of the mentally ill indicate that conflict and disturbance are not in themselves evils, but may be attempts at a needed reorganization of the personality. It is ever the task of the church to disturb the consciences of men in regard to the quality of the life they are living in order that they may turn before it is too late and be made whole. Liberal Christianity, in its emphasis upon programs of social reform and religious education, must not forget the soul that is sick. In pathological conditions we see merely in exaggerated form processes or tendencies present in all of us. Such conditions therefore offer us an approach to the understanding of the normal. A true understanding of the mentally ill should give to theology a new authority and to the church a new message of salvation. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/480636 |