The cerulean soul : a relational theology of depression / Peter J. Bellini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bellini, Peter J., author.

Series:

Studies in religion, theology, and disability.

Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depressed persons.

Mental illness--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Mental illness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Presents constructive theology of depression that brings philosophical and theological analysis into conversation with the current biomedical model"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title Page, Series Page, Title Page, Copyright, Series Introduction

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Introduction to Melancholia

1. Introduction

2. Ontology of Melancholia: Definitions, Ontologies, and Anthropological Problems

Part II. Theological Anthropology

3. Models of Theological Anthropology and Depression

4. The Relational Image of God

Part III. Etiology of Mental Disorder: The Theological Types

5. Theological Type 1-The Natural

6. Theological Type 2-The Consequential

7. Theological Type 3-The Purgative

Part IV. A Trinitarian Theology of Melancholia

8. The Melancholic God: Does God Get Depressed?

9. Toward a Trinitarian Theology of Depression

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Also Available in the SRTD Series.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781481310956

148131095X

OCLC:

1255524886