| Jesus the Village Psychiatrist Contributor(s): Capps, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 066423240X ISBN-13: 9780664232405 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts |
| Dewey: 232.955 |
| LCCN: 2007032118 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.13" W x 8.94" (0.59 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All of the Gospels and the whole of Christian tradition depict Jesus as a miraculous healer who can cure blindness, leprosy, hemorrhages, and a host of other maladies. But how did Jesus actually heal? In this fascinating book, Donald Capps argues that Jesus was keenly attuned to the psychological causes of illness and through his ministry brought healing to body and soul alike. Capps argues that one of Jesus' purposes was to heal people from mental illnesses, which people in the ancient world would have seen manifested in physical ailments such as blindness, paralysis, or other symptoms. Fully engaged in historical Jesus scholarship, Capps carefully examines Jesus' deep concern for both physical and emotional health and shows how his proclamation of the kingdom of God envisioned a world without mental illness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Capps, Donald: - Donald Capps is William Harte Felmeth Professor of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of more than two dozen books in pastoral theology, including The Poet's Gift and The Child's Song. |