Mental Illness and the Christian Faith: A Conversation

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Please join us on Saturday, February 14th as we discuss the important topic of mental illness within the context of the Christian Faith.

 

Saturday, February 14, 2015

10:00AM to 2:00PM

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

10037 84th Avenue, Edmonton

Free Admission. Donations Welcome.

No Pre-Registration Required.

 

Schedule:

10:00AM to 12:00PM: Presentation and Q&A with The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Greene-McCreight 

12:00 to 12:30PM: Lunch (Provided)

12:30 to 2:00PM: Conversations with local mental health care practitioners 

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Kathryn Greene-McCreight holds a Ph.D. in theology from Yale and is a Priest Associate with The Episcopal Church at Yale and a theological writer.  She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the United States and Canada.  Her latest book, Darkness is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness (Brazos Press, 2006), was named a 2006 top ten book in Religious Non-Fiction by Publisher’s Weekly.  It is currently being translated into Chinese, and is coming out in a second edition in June of 2015 with a Foreword by the Archbishop of Canterbury.  She serves on the board of the Elm City affiliate of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and on the Patient and Family Advisory Council at Yale Psychiatric Hospital.  Her forthcoming book is I Am With You: the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book, 2016.

Below are some links to some materials and interviews with Rev. Dr. Greene-McCreight which may be helpful for you:

Audio interview by the White Horse Inn  “Faith and Mental Illness”

Written interview on the Brazos Blog “Between the Lines: A Conversation with Rev. Kathryn Greene-McCreight, PhD-Parts 1 & 2 April 14, 2014 by Trinity Graeser

Book Study:

Kathryn_Greene-McCreight_Darkness_smA weekly group study on Rev. Dr. Greene-McCreight’s book Darkness Is My Only Companion will follow the presentation on February 14th.

Tuesday evenings at 7:00 at Holy Trinity. February 17 and 24, and March 3 and 10.

Please purchase the book before the study begins, or borrow it from the library. It is available from a variety of retailers, on line or in store.

Chapters/Indigo Audrey’s Books Baker Book HouseChristianbook.comAmazon, and others.

 

 

 

Local Mental Wellness Resource Links:

Catholic Social Services

Cornerstone Counselling 

Crisis Support Centre

211 Edmonton

Edmonton Area Support Groups

Walk In Counselling Society of Edmonton