This is episode 62 of the Logos Institute Podcast. In it Joanna Leidenhag and I (Jonathan Rutledge) continue our interview with Dr Tasia Scrutton(University of Leeds) about her recent book, Christianity and Depression (SCM Press). If you're interested in jumping around to different points of the interview, here are some timestamps to help:

0:56 - How does a dark night of the soul connect with discussions of depression

4:10 - Mother Teresa

10:08 - Resisting a bifurcation between depression and dark night of the soul

11:34 - Dark nights as potentially transformative

13:19 - Henri Nouwen, connecting depression with a deeper love of God

15:28 - On the importance of not pressuring people to find meaning in their suffering

15:57 - a caution not to treat prima facie evils as intrinsic goods

18:15 - Summary of what Christianity does contribute to discussions of depression

22:24 - Future research for Tasia

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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