Is Depression a Sin? A Christian Interpretation of Depression

Authors

Jessica Coblentz, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-5-2017

Abstract

More than 30% of Christians with mental illnesses report that their churches made them feel that their conditions were the result of sin. Is depression a sin or result of one’s sins? Is depression an evil? Resident Scholar Jessica Coblentz will introduce popular and academic Christian interpretations of depression and argue for an alternative theological interpretation that moves beyond sin and evil.

Recommended Citation

Coblentz, Jessica, "Is Depression a Sin? A Christian Interpretation of Depression" (2017). Collegeville Institute Lectures. 37.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/collegevilleinstitute_lectures/37

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