
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


When it comes to depression, there are two popular schools of thought in Christian theology: suffering from depression is a result of human sinfulness, or it's a form of divine instruction. That is, either we’ve done something wrong or God is trying to teach us something. But neither approach has proved convincing to Jessica Coblentz, a Catholic theologian in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame.
Gloria and Jessica discuss the findings of her new book, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression, which exposes the ways in which bad theology can further harm people suffering from depression, and offers healthy practices for accompaniment.
Support The Gloria Purvis Podcast by getting a digital subscription to America Magazine: www.americamagazine.org/subscribe
Links:
Jessica Coblentz’s book: Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression
Watch America Media’s short documentary: This historic Catholic parish fought to stay open—and won
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By America Media4.8
354354 ratings
When it comes to depression, there are two popular schools of thought in Christian theology: suffering from depression is a result of human sinfulness, or it's a form of divine instruction. That is, either we’ve done something wrong or God is trying to teach us something. But neither approach has proved convincing to Jessica Coblentz, a Catholic theologian in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame.
Gloria and Jessica discuss the findings of her new book, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression, which exposes the ways in which bad theology can further harm people suffering from depression, and offers healthy practices for accompaniment.
Support The Gloria Purvis Podcast by getting a digital subscription to America Magazine: www.americamagazine.org/subscribe
Links:
Jessica Coblentz’s book: Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression
Watch America Media’s short documentary: This historic Catholic parish fought to stay open—and won
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43,730 Listeners

36,802 Listeners

5,741 Listeners

102 Listeners

112,802 Listeners

1,002 Listeners

173 Listeners

289 Listeners

771 Listeners

411 Listeners

1,250 Listeners

1,123 Listeners

231 Listeners

4,029 Listeners

292 Listeners

74 Listeners

115 Listeners

16,097 Listeners

7,047 Listeners

1,360 Listeners

1,061 Listeners