Depression in African American Clergy (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice)

In This Book Wynnetta Wimberley Addresses The Often Overlooked Crisis Of Depression In African American Clergy, Investigating The Causes Underlying This Phenomenon While Discussing Possible Productive Paths Forward. Historically, Many African American Pastors Have Had To Assume Multiple Roles In Order To Meet The Needs Of Congregants Impacted By Societal Oppression. Due To The Monumental Significance Of The Preacher In The African American Religious Tradition, There Exists A Type Of 'cultural Sacramentalization' Of The Black Preacher, Which Sets Clergy Up For Failure By Fostering Isolation, Highly Internalized And External Expectations, And A Loss Of Self-awareness. Utilizing Donald Winnicott's Theory Of The 'true' And 'false' Self, Wimberley Examines How Depression Can Emerge From This Psycho-socio-theological Conflict. When Pastors Are Depressed, They Are More Prone To Encounter Difficulties In Their Personal And Professional Relationships. Drawing From A Communal-contextual Model Of Pastoral Theology, This Text Offers A Therapeutically Sensitive Response To African American Clergy Suffering With Depression. (publisher). Part One: Depression In The Pulpit -- Depression In The Data -- Part Two: Depression In Slavery -- Depression As Cultural Stigma -- Part Three -- A Setup For Depression -- A Pastoral Theological Response To Depression In African American Pastors. Wynnetta Wimberley. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 103-108) And Index. "Foreword"--"Acknowledgments"--"Contents" -- "List of Table " -- "Part I: Part One " -- "Chapter 1: Depression in the Pulpit" -- "The Crisis of Clergy Depression" -- "Chapter 2: Depression in the Data" -- "The Numbers Donâ#x80;#x99;t Lie" -- "Limitations" -- "Part II: Part Two " -- "Chapter 3: Depression in Slavery" -- "Survivable African Origins" -- "Clarifying the Role of the Black Preacher During Slavery" -- "Socioeconomic Realities" -- "Chapter 4: Depression as Cultural Stigma" -- "Airing the Dirty Laundry of Depression in the Lives of African American Clergy" -- "We Wear the Mask: Winnicottian Notions of the â#x80;#x9C;Trueâ#x80;#x9D; and the â#x80;#x9C;Falseâ#x80;#x9D; Self" -- "Views from a Womanist Lens: De-constructing â#x80;#x9C;Strong Black Womanâ#x80;#x9D; (SBW) as a Dangerous Motif for African American Female Clergy" -- "Part III: Part Three " -- "Chapter 5: A Setup for Depression" -- "â#x80;#x9C;You Bettaâ#x80;#x99; Talk Preacha!â#x80;#x9D;: The Black Church as a Cultural Hermeneutic" -- "The Holy Spiritâ#x80;#x99;s Presence" -- "Embodiment in the Preaching Moment: The Cultural Sacramentalization of the Black Preacher" -- "Chapter 6: A Pastoral Theological Response to Depression in African American Pastors" -- "Do You Want to Be Made Whole?: Huldah as a Metaphor for Liberative Pastoral Praxis" -- "â#x80;#x9C;Constructing Good Enough Holding Spacesâ#x80;#x9D; for African American Clergy" -- "Implications Moving Forward" -- "Bibliography." Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Depression in the Pulpit....Pages 3-11 Depression in the Data....Pages 13-19 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Depression in Slavery....Pages 23-48 Depression as Cultural Stigma....Pages 49-78 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 A Setup for Depression....Pages 81-90 A Pastoral Theological Response to Depression in African American Pastors....Pages 91-102 Back Matter....Pages 103-120