Book reviews from the Spirituality SIG
We publish book reviews for books on the topic of mental health and spirituality.
Please note, we are often asked to review books and reserve the right to choose which books are reviewed and which reviews are shown here.
Psychosis, Psychiatry and Psychospiritual Considerations: Engaging and Better Understanding the Madness and Spiritual Emergence Nexus - reviewed by Chris Cook
Science of Life after Death – reviewed by Chris Cook
Mental Health for All: Community Well-being and the Church. Lorna Murray - reviewed by Andrew Clark
The Rediscovery of the Human: Psychological Writings of Viktor E. Frankl on the Human in the Image of Divine - reviewed by George Halasz
Mental Health, Spirituality and Wellbeing - reviewed by David Lorimer
The Bible and Mental Health: Towards a Biblical Theology of Mental Health by Isabel Hamley and Chris Cook - reviewed by Alison Gray
Stillness in the Storm - 7 Tools for Coping with Fear and Uncertainty by Jan Alcoe and Sarah Eagger - reviewed by Andrew Clarke
Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges by John Swinton - reviewed by Alison Gray
Heavy Light: A journey through Madness, Mania and Healing by Clare Horatio - reviewed by Alison Gray
Conversations with the Soul- A Psychiatrist Reflects: Essays on Life, Death and Beyond by Andrew Powell - reviewed by Andrew Clark
Luminous life: a new model of humanistic psychotherapy by Partha Choudhury - reviewed by Andrew Clark
Previous book reviews
A Spirituality of Survival: Enabling a Response to Trauma and Abuse by Barbara Glasson, reviewed by Catherine Beaumont (PDF)
The Philokalia and the Inner Life: on Passions and Prayer by Christopher CH Cook, reviewed by Professor Andrew Sims (PDF)
Our Sound is Our Wound: Contemplative Listening to a Noisy World by Lucy Winkett, reviewed by Dr Christopher Findlay (PDF)
Mental Wellness: A Spiritual Journey – Finding Your Own Way to Healing from Depression, Anxiety and Addictions by Hamdy El-Rayes, reviewed by Dr Mlindelwa (Bokani) Vundhla (PDF)
Spirituality and Health Research: Methods, Measurement, Statistics and Resources by Harold G Koenig, reviewed by Professor Andrew Sims (PDF)
Positive Spirituality in Health Care: Nine practical approaches to pursuing wholeness for Clinicians, Patients and Health Care Organizations by Frederic C Craigie, reviewed by Dr Alison Gray (PDF)
Handbook of Religion and Health 2nd Ed, 2012 by H. G. Koenig, Dana E. King and Verna Brenner Carlson, reviewed by Dr Alison Gray (PDF)
Encountering Depression: Frequently asked questions answered for Christians by Andrew and Elizabeth Procter, reviewed by Irene Poiner (PDF)
Dazzling darkness: Gender, sexuality, illness and God by Rachel Mann, reviewed by Dr Alison Gray (PDF)
Dementia: Living in the memories of God by John Swinton, reviewed by Dr Alison Gray (PDF)
The Essential Guide to Religious Traditions for Spirituality and Health Care Professionals by Jeffers SL, Nelson ME, Barnet V, Brannigan MC., reviewed by Dr Rob Waller (PDF)
Crossing the River: the contribution of spirituality to humanity and its future by Hawes A, Bano B. (eds), reviewed by Dr Alison Gray (PDF)
Breaking Down is waking up: Can Psychological Suffering be a Spiritual Gateway? by Russell Razzaque, reviewed by Tony Dargan (PDF)
Walking Shadows. Archetype and Psyche in Crisis and Growth by Tim Read, reviewed by Paramabandhu Groves (PDF)
Walking Shadows. Archetype and Psyche in Crisis and Growth by Tim Read, reviewed by Claire Davis (PDF)
Rediscovering a Ministry of Health; Parish Nursing as a mission of the local church by Helen Wordsworth, reviewed by Richard Henderson-Smith (PDF)
Sanctuary: the discovery of wonder by Julie Leibrich, reviewed by Rev. Liz Bryson (PDF)
The Handbook of Spiritual Care in Mental Illness by Jo Barber and Carol Wilson, reviewed by Dr Stephen Turner (PDF)
Much Ado About Something: A Vision of Christian Maturity by Larry Culliford, reviewed by Jenny Kartupelis (PDF)
Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul by Cook, C.H., Powell, A., Sims, A., reviewed by Larry Culliford (PDF)
Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness by Paramabandhu Groves and Dr Jed Shamel, reviewed by Dr Andrew Clark (PDF)
Sadness, Depression and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness by Dr Gloria Dura-Vila, reviewed by Dr Andrew Clark (PDF)
The Ways of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Reflects – Essays on Life, Death and Beyond by Andrew Powell, reviewed by Dr Andrew Clark (PDF)
Conversations with the Soul A Psychiatrist Reflects: Essays on Life, Death and Beyond (DOC) by Andrew Powell, reviewed by Dr Andrew Clark
Sitting in the Stillness by Martin Wells, reviewed by Andrew Clark (PDF)
The Big Book of Wisdom by Larry Culliford, reviewed by Andrew Clark (DOC)
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