Named, Shamed and Blamed

Theology, Mental Health and the Wounds of Stigma

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

What happens when faith communities become places of stigma rather than sanctuary?Named, Shamed and Blamed explores this urgent question by introducing the concept of ‘spiritual stigma’ and its profound impact. It reveals how religious language, practices and communities can intensify shame and exclusion for those facing mental health challenges – particularly individuals with bipolar disorder. Drawing on lived experience, the book combines empirical insight with theological reflection to show how stigma creates significant forms of poverty, oppression and injustice. It critiques harmful narratives around sin, suffering and healing, and offers reimagined responses rooted in liberation theology, compassion and justice. Written for theologians, faith leaders, mental health professionals, and all those concerned with belonging, it urges the Church to confront stigma as a theological issue and to cultivate communities that embrace those on the margins as central to the body of Christ, offering a vision of hope and transformation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-17
Mått:135 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:344 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:SCM Press
Medarbetare:John Swinton
ISBN:9780334065418

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Hannah Waite is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Leeds. Her research explores theology, mental health and how Christian communities respond to people on the margins.John Swinton is a Scottish theologian. He is the Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the School of Divinity, History, and Philosophy, University of Aberdeen.

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This is the first monograph of an important new practical theologian on the scene. Waite writes from deep reflection on the lived experience of faith and mental illness and a keen sense that real justice entails real listening to those who suffer. The result is insightful and compassionate and will be of interest and help to theologians, people in pastoral roles and Christians with mental illnesses.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by John Swinton viiAcknowledgements ixIntroduction: Created for Connection: A Theological Response to Stigma 1Part 1: Orientation1 Framing Stigma: Concepts, Causes and Consequences 272 Becoming a Label 423 The Cycle of Stigma 60Part 2: The Disorientation of Stigma 4 Spiritual Stigma: When Faith Hurts 715 Spiritual Oppression and the Making of the Nonperson 986 Stigma as Epistemic Injustice: Spiritual and Biomedical Silencing 1137 Rethinking Poverty 126Part 3: Reorientation: Towards Communities of Liberation and Belonging 8 Towards a Spiritual Reorientation 1599 Reimagining Belonging: A Response to Poverty, Injustice and Oppression 167Conclusion: ‘I thought my church would love me’: Reorienting the Church Toward Belonging and Liberation 197Bibliography 201Appendix: Ethics and Research Procedures 208Index of Names and Subjects 210Index of Biblical References 223