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

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These are my reflections on those Scriptures that God has used to comfort me as I have travelled through the "valleys of Shadow of death." I am hoping that they will comfort those fellow-travelers who are going through the wilderness of life. At times, I will also write blogs relevant to mental illness, particularly as it relates to issues of faith, theology and community. All Scriptures used here will be from New American Standard Bible, unless otherwise specified.
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Gaining Freedom in the Midst of Darkness: A Theological Perspective

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Elahe Hessamfar

  The following is a paper I presented at the 17th annual conference of The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis in Philadelphia:   The famous British scholar C.S. Lewis noted that, What we learn from experience depends on the kind of ... [Continue Reading]

Category: Research Tagged: Christianity, Faith, God, Healing, Human depravity, madness, sin

A Theological Interpretation of the Language of Madness

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Elahe Hessamfar

I presented the following paper at the 20th international congress of International Society For Psychological And Social Approaches to Psychosis, in Liverpool , UK, on Sept. 2nd, 2017.   Good morning everyone!  My name is Elahe Hessamfar. In the paper I am presenting to you today, I ... [Continue Reading]

Category: Research Tagged: God, madness, Mental Illness, psychosis, Schizophrenia, theology

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 has been challenging and mostly out of their ... [Continue Reading]

Category: Research Tagged: Care of souls, Christ, Christian, church, Community, Compassion, Geel, home care, hospitality, madness, Mental Health, Mental Illness, psychiatric, psychosis, Schizophrenia

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