"David Jones has written a compelling book about the complex issues entailed in being family members of sufferers from mental illness. The book provides us with a critical appraisal of the sociological and psychological conceptual layers and the policy context necessary for understanding these issues, all too often missing in other books written about this subject...Through in-depth interviews of forty carers, coached in a way which enables the carers to talk in their own voice, we get the rare opportunity of understanding the world of these carers...In letting the carers speak Jones is enabling all of us to listen to them with the respect they deserve... All of us - but especially mental health professionals, policy makers and researchers - need to learn from the methodology utilised in this study, and the content of the rich experiential seam Jones exposes, as to how to listen better to carers, and on which themes to focus in our working partnership with users and carers."- Professor Shulamit Ramon, Anglia Polytechnic University, CambridgeThis book fills a gap in our knowledge about the experiences of families of people suffering from severe mental illness. Original research material is used to support claims that families are struggling with complex feelings such as loss, anger and shame. It is also argued that the ideas families themselves hold about mental illness form an important part of the cultural world in which mental illnesses are understood. This stimulating book challenges many conventional assumptions about family relationships by arguing that they have to be understood in terms of 'myths' that bring a certain amount of order to complex areas of emotional life. The author argues that families if properly understood, can provide significant support for people with severe mental illness.

Myths, Madness and the Family: The Impact of Mental Illness on Families

Medical Books

David W. Jones

Medicine

Red Globe Press

The desire for a thriving, healthy, and productive life is as strong as ever, especially in tough economic times. As people become more disillusioned at the state of the economy, they also become more susceptible to the lure of the prosperity gospel and its teachings of health, wealth, and happiness for the faithful. But what happens when the promise of prosperity overshadows the promise of the real gospel--the gospel of Christ? Believing that the prosperity gospel is constructed upon faulty theology, authors David W. Jones and Russell S. Woodbridge take a closer look at five crucial areas of error relating to the prosperity gospel. In a fair but firm tone, the authors discuss the history and theology of the prosperity gospel movement to reveal its fraudulent core biblical teachings that have been historically and popularly misinterpreted, even by some of today's most well-known pastors. After an introduction and assessment of the movement, readers are invited to take a look at Scripture to understand what the Bible really says about wealth, poverty, suffering, and giving. Theologically sound but acessible to all readers, Health, Wealth &amp; Happiness is sure to become a trusted resource for laypersons, pastors, and Christian leaders.

Health, Wealth & Happiness: Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ?

Religion & Spirituality

Russell S. Woodbridge

Christian Books & Bibles

Kregel Publications

Be faithful in your giving and God will reward you financially. It's not always stated that blatantly but the promises of the Prosperity Gospel--or the name-it-and-claim-it gospel, the health-and-wealth gospel, the word of faith movement, or positive confession theology--are false. Yet its message permeates the preaching of well-known Christian leaders: Joyce Meyer, T. D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, and many more. The appeal of this teaching crosses racial, gender, denominational, and international boundaries. Why are otherwise faithful Christians so easily led astray? Because the Prosperity Gospel contains a grain of biblical truth, greatly distorted. For anyone who knows that Prosperity Gospel theology is wrong but has trouble articulating and refuting the finer points, this concise edition contains all the robust arguments of the hard-hitting original edition in a shorter, more accessible form.

Health, Wealth, and Happiness: How the Prosperity Gospel Overshadows the Gospel of Christ

Who am I? Simple question. "You are ill," says the psychiatrist. "You are a sinner!" shouts the preacher. "You are so much more," offers Jesus. "David has creatively managed to synergize various concepts from the schools of psychology with the practical principles of the Judeo-Christian faith." Mark Bryan, Glen Leven Presbyterian Church, Nashville. "As a modern day, charismatic, spirit-filled, evangelical, progressive, "you want some of this here" kind of Christian, I found David's book to be more inspiring than a 24-7-365 Pentecostal revival in Florida! David has most accurately articulated the truth that really makes us all free!" Rodney Beard, Living Word, Antioch, TN. "David Jones provides a pragmatic approach to weaving various psychological approaches into the Gospels in a way that provides... a fresh look at familiar stories and mental health professionals with strategies for bringing clients' Christian faith into their treatment." Nancy Nolan, Vanderbilt University.

The Psychology Of Jesus: Practical Help For Living In Relationship

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Eveready Press

The recent rulings on gay marriage and debates on family-related issues have placed marriage and family at the forefront of the public eye. More so than at any point in history, we are now confronted with the need to carefully define the meaning of marriage and family.
Professor Andreas Köstenberger and ethics expert David W. Jones speak to the issues at hand and guide us through the fray. Presenting a Christian theology of marriage and parenting, they offer insight on issues such as:
<ul>
<li>abortion</li>
<li>contraception</li>
<li>infertility</li>
<li>adoption</li>
<li>homosexuality</li>
<li>divorce</li>
</ul>
Marriage and Family: Biblical Essentials points the way to the spiritual solution to our culture’s confusion: a return to, and rebuilding of, the biblical foundation of marriage and the family.

Marriage and the Family: Biblical Essentials

Andreas J. Köstenberger

Crossway

This book serves as an introduction to the field of biblical ethics, a subcategory of the discipline of moral theology. It differs from moral philosophy in that biblical ethics is distinctively Christian, and it is more specific than Christian ethics proper because it specifically focuses upon the application of the moral law -- as it is revealed in Scripture -- to daily living. Introduction to Biblical Ethics explains the nature, relevancy, coherency, and structure of the moral law as revealed throughout the Bible. In addition to covering the foundational elements of biblical ethics, major issues investigated in this volume include: different types of law in Scripture, the relationship between the law and the gospel, and issues related to the prospect of conflicting moral absolutes. Additionally, after a discussion of ethical methodology, and using the Ten Commandments as a moral rubric, author David W. Jones explores the place of the moral law in the lives of believers. In the final chapters, the events surrounding the giving of the Decalogue are surveyed, and the application of each of the Ten Commandments to Christian living is explored.

An Introduction to Biblical Ethics (B&H Studies in Christian Ethics)

B&H Publishing

God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation

We live in a time of crisis regarding marriage and the family, and only by a return to the biblical foundation can these institutions be rebuilt. To provide an integrated, biblical treatment of the full range of marriage and family issues, the authors of God, Marriage, and Family examine what Scripture says about God's purposes for humans in their marriage and family interactions. Their examination covers the special issues stemming from marriage, childrearing, singleness, homosexuality, and divorce and remarriage. With study questions and points for further discussion, this book is a comprehensive yet concise resource for anyone seeking a Scriptural response to our culture's complex challenges to God's intentions for marriage and family.

Andreas Kostenberger

Relationships

Crossway Books

THIS BOOK IS NOT JUST FO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IT IS FOR EVERYONE: PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND YOU WHO WONDERS, "WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON?" 
There is a saying in Texas that goes, "Don't mess with Texas". But DJ, still behind bars, figured, "What are they going to do, lock me up?" In Texas, they do things big and DJ messes with Texas in a big way as he recounts his story of survival and rehabilitation in a Texas prison. A place that says its mission is to, "Promote positive change in offender behavior...", but the reality may just surprise you. Resistance is futile. 
DJ says, "If you want to know about a society, look at their prisons. What does the government NOT want you, "The People", to know? The short answer is everything. The long answer is in this book. 
Join DJ as he gives a day-to-day account of prison life, the criminal mind, and demonstrates how harmful Mass Incarceration is to society. Did you know that Texas has as many people incarcerated as does the whole US Federal Prison System? Our nation, society, throws elderly into nursing homes and the people who have anti-social, criminal problems into prisons. There are two very big potholes in the road of life and they cannot just be covered up and ignored. Where did Covid-19 hit the hardest? Nursing homes and the prisons. 
When DJ began on this road, he lived in a fantasy world. This book is his story of survival, not just in prison but also his childhood. There were a lot of potholes in this road and he hit every one of them. And one of them made him realize that he needed to start Living in Reality. 
There is no other book that reveals the stark reality of these issues. DJ shares how he changed despite the prison's anti-rehabilitation practices. He delves into his development of criminal thinking, and warns parents of today that if they are not careful, they may be raising future criminals. DJ touches on all hot topics of today, i.e., LGBT, Identity Crises, #metoomovement, criminal justice, crime, hate, racism, sexual assaults, Mass Incarceration, and ex post facto laws, and he shows that the people in prison and in society, though different, are really alike. 
DJ believes that we, The People, need to hit all these potholes, instead of covering them up. We may find that resistance is not always futile and that we, as a nation, need to begin Living in Reality. Everything you need to know is in this book.

Living in Reality: Everything I needed to Know I Learned in Prison

Cadmus Publishing

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