Mad or God?

Jesus: The Healthiest Mind of All

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Imagine someone with a mind so healthy that he doesn’t need to see a psychiatrist. Ever.Yet that person runs the gauntlet of taunting, mockery and false accusations. People turn against him. Friends disown and desert him. He stands alone.Amazingly, two thousand years after his death, the taunts still fly. Films and books appear with fresh accusations and oh-so-convincing arguments.How can this man be discredited and silenced for once and for all? More to the point, can he?As psychiatrists, we need to speak up. Enough is enough.Shadow us as we examine what we believe to be the most fascinating mind in all of history.Dare you imagine a different reality? And what will this mean in practice?Jesus had greater influence than any other person who ever lived. Yet atheistic detractors often portray him as insane or deranged. Claims gather momentum. Often they are left unchallenged.Is there any basis for such claims? The authors, respected psychiatrists, consider Jesus's words, actions and teaching, and use fascinating insights from psychiatry to make an assessment.We need confidence to weigh up the evidence and reach robust conclusions. The authors enable us to articulate a strong defence of Jesus's mental health. They help us dispel doubts, affirm our faith and present a captivating portrait of Jesus.'An important contribution to the evidence that Jesus is, as he claims to be, the incarnate Son of God. I am sure it will help to open many readers’ eyes to the wonder of the person of Christ, and refresh and renew their faith and strengthen their confidence in him.’ Professor John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, University of Oxford, and Fellow in Mathematics & the Philosophy of Science, Green Templeton College, Oxford

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-07-19
Mått139 x 219 x 15 mm
Vikt270 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagInter-Varsity Press
ISBN9781783596058

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Pablo Martinez is a psychiatrist, author and international speaker from Barcelona Spain. He is Honorary President of GBU-IFES and author of several books including Why I Am Not An Atheist.Andrew Sims is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry with the University of Leeds, and Past President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He has authored 12 books, including Is Faith a Delusion? Why religion is good for your heart.

Mad or God? is a unique and unusual book about Jesus, written by two Christian psychiatrists. Taking into account Jesus’s mental state, consistency of life, character, and relationships as portrayed in the gospels, Martinez and Sims show that there is not only a lack of evidence that Jesus was ever mentally unwell, but that he should be considered to have had "the healthiest mind of all". If it was ever too easy to dismiss the claims of Jesus on the grounds that he must have been mad, this book makes it difficult again. Don’t read it if you don’t want to take Jesus seriously!