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 PrintableVersion I want a Christian psychiatristRegaining rude healthI WANT A CHRISTIAN PSYCHIATRIST This is a splendid book, which should be in the hands of every pastor — or anyone who wants to know how to help many a distressed Christian. Dr. Enoch’s previous book Healing the Hurt Mind, now in its 11th edition, will be known to many. In Liverpool he set up a church organisation for counselling, which he describes in this book. Others will know Dr. Enoch as a preacher, for some 60 years or more. Among his peers he is admired for many achievements, not least his book on uncommon psychiatric conditions. His style is clear, direct and very personalised: in the 1960s he began working in a mental hospital with 2,500 patients and much overcrowding and inadequate care. By describing his own journey from that time, he takes us with him and shows us in a warm, Christian way what the modern treatments are, and for what conditions they are most effective. I cannot praise too highly the way he seeks to grab our attention with both the Christian message and also so much reliable information. Some may be upset by the occasional critical assessment — such as that of Dr. Lloyd-Jones on page 64 — but what he says is important to consider. He mentions a number of other useful books for Christians, though not all. This book — so easily read and understood — should help many, and I hope the next edition may be enlarged to cover other matters of great concern to those who want, and who need, a Christian psychiatrist. Gaius Davies, © Evangelicals Now - July 2007 |
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