Pastoral Care through Anxiety and Depression

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This course will examine the psychological, theological, and cultural aspects of anxiety and depression and ask the question of how to understand hope in the midst of such suffering. Students will grapple with the range of difficult sometimes paralyzing feelings brought on by anxiety and depression and begin to explore how to frame the equally powerful notion of hope, theological and otherwise. How does a pastor offer practical and spiritual support in times of crisis as well as over the long-term course of this illness?