Depression, Anxiety, and the Christia..., Joe Geoffrey
Depression, Anxiety, and the Christia..., Joe Geoffrey
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Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life
Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter

Author: Joe Geoffrey

Narrator: Joe Geoffrey

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 07/09/2020

Synopsis

Practical wisdom for dealing with depression. Depression―whether circumstantial and fleeting or persistent and long term―impacts most people at some point in their lives. Puritan pastor Richard Baxter spent most of his ministry caring for depressed and discouraged souls, and his timeless counsel still speaks to us today. In this book, psychiatrist Michael S. Lundy and theologian J. I. Packer present Baxter’s writings in order to comfort, instruct, and strengthen all who struggle with depression.

About The Author

J. I. Packer (DPhil, Oxford University) serves as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College. He is the author of numerous books, including the classic best-seller Knowing God. Packer served as general editor for the English Standard Version Bible and as theological editor for the ESV Study Bible.Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 28, 2020

Helpful for counselors and counselees learning to care for others (and our own hearts) prone to the debilitating weight of doubt, grief, melancholy, and depression. Richard Baxter’s practical wisdom is helpful, though I did not fully agree with his stoic approach to certain things as a prescription......more

Goodreads review by Vincent on September 06, 2021

4.5 ⭐️ The practical counsels of Baxter concerning depressed person of all sorts are surprisingly timely and really helpful. He even often give counsels to the family and friends of the depressed, and also to the physician (there’s a really good appendix at the end concerning them)!......more

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