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Why a ‘Health and Wealth’ Approach to Scripture Leaves Us More Depressed

By Filings on Wed, 12/26/18
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Money
Prosperity Gospel
Depression

“Our analyses suggest that reading scripture for insights into attaining health and healing exacerbated the adverse effects of poor self-rated health on depressive symptoms, a finding consistent with an emergent literature on the ‘dark side’ of religious and spiritual coping…” - CToday

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