This is episode 60 of the Logos Institute Podcast. In it Joanna Leidenhag and I (Jonathan Rutledge) chat with Dr Tasia Scrutton(University of Leeds) about her recent book, Christianity and Depression (SCM Press). This is just the first part, so there's a bit of a warm-up. But then we move quickly through discussions of demons, sin, Christus Victor models of atonement, and much more. If you're interested in jumping around to different points of the interview, here are some timestamps to help:

0:35 - Introduction of Dr Scrutton

4:02 - How has your current project benefitted from historians of science?

5:16 - Can you offer us a map of how you became interested in the intersection of Christianity and depression?

9:36 - What are some of the views you take up in the book on the etiology and meaning of depression?

12:04 - Is depression a result of sin?

12:52 - Can depression be potentially transformative?

13:18 - What about demons? What's wrong with attributing the presence of sin and depression to them?

14:18 - Can you say more about God's relationship to suffering more broadly?

16:11 - Why might someone wish to focus on sin and demons as causes of depression in certain Christian circles?

19:39 - Christus Victor and Demythologization

If you've enjoyed listening to this interview, please see other content from our guest:

Tasia Scrutton

1. Faculty Page - https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/1131/dr-tasia-scrutton

2. Amazon Christianity and Depression - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christianity-Depression-Tasia-Scrutton/dp/0334058902/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christianity+and+depression&qid=1592992368&sr=8-1

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