Download or read book Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families written by Robert H. Albers and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families, psychiatrists and pastoral theologians come together in an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to ensure accuracy of information concerning the medical dimensions of mental illness, interpret these illnesses from a faith perspective, and make suggestions relative to effective ministry. Readers will learn how science and a faith tradition can not only co-exist but work in tandem to alleviate the pain of the afflicted and affected.