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In the Fellowship of His Suffering: A Theological Interpretation of Mental Illness – A Focus on ”Schizophrenia”

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Elahe Hessamfar

Elahe Hessamfar

Elahe shares her journey to writing her book with a church community in Atlanta, GA Elahe Hessamfar has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MS in Computer Science from George Washington University. She is a former ... [Continue Reading]

The Book

A Theological Interpretation of Mental Illness - “A Focus on “Schizophrenia”

Elahe exposes that the ride isn't easy, but it can be fruitful and purposeful... "Schizophrenia" is by many accounts the most devastating illness of our time. In this book, Elahe Hessamfar uses her personal encounter with her daughter's illness to bring the ... [Continue Reading]

Expectations That Disappoint

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Elahe Hessamfar

Photo: Eleonora Festari / EyeEm/Getty Images We are a nation of great technological and financial successes built upon disappointed souls, and despairing spirits. A major study recently published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality ... [Continue Reading]

The Passing Vanities of Life

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Elahe Hessamfar

And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. Deliver me from all my transgressions; Make me not the reproach of the foolish. I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done it. Remove Your plague from me; Because ... [Continue Reading]

Our Obsession with Happiness is Making us Miserable

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Elahe Hessamfar

Photo: Genevieve Biloski and Chloe Cushman We are a nation obsessed with happiness. Every time we turn on the TV, look online, or turn the pages of popular magazines, we are seduced to spend our money, change our lifestyles, eat foods that we know ... [Continue Reading]

Strength in the Midst of Weakness

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Elahe Hessamfar

If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my weakness. (2 Cor.11:30) This world teaches us that it is the strong, the beautiful, the powerful, the wealthy, and the influential that rule. They are the ones who receive the honor, the ... [Continue Reading]

Guns, Violence, Mental Illness, and the Church

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Elahe Hessamfar

Once again we are confronted with a horrific mass shooting on a college campus. Once again, we mourn the loss of promising lives, and out of chaos and confusion, in search of answers, our collective dialogue focuses on guns and mental illness. The ... [Continue Reading]

Care for Severe Mental Illness— What We Can Learn from Geel

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Elahe Hessamfar

The care of the insane has presented major challenges to Western civiliza­tion in the past sixty years. With the advancement of psychopharmacol­ogy, the insane have been sent back into communities hoping for an “ordinary” life. But the ordinary life ... [Continue Reading]

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A Theological Interpretation of Mental Illness. - A Focus on "Schizophrenia"

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