Theological Perspectives on Mental Health

1. Approaches to mental health throughout the history of the church
2. Theological anthropology and its implications for mental health
3. Sin, personal responsibility, and mental health
4. Cultural impacts upon theologies of mental health
5. The role of the demonic in mental health concerns
6. The impact and consequences of poorly conceived theologies of mental health
7. Mental health concerns and issues of suffering and theodicy
8. Theological implications for diagnosis and treatment of mental ill-health
9. Mental health and the church
10. Eschatology and hope in relation to mental health concerns

This unit expects 150 hours of work from you in total, or around 10-12 hours each week over the semester. This volume of learning includes working through the learning materials and required learning tasks, additional reading and self-directed study, and working on assessment items, and for online units this includes participation in any online forums.

PC137 is available at level 9 as PC206-912: Specialised Studies in Pastoral and Church-Focussed Ministry – Theological Perspectives on Mental Health which is a Category C (advanced unit).

This unit is also available as a Category C (advanced) capstone unit PC205-912: Theological Perspectives on Mental Health Capstone.