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John Swinton

John Swinton is Professor in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. For sixteen years he worked as a registered mental health nurse and as a community mental health chaplain. He has published widely within the area of mental health. His book Dementia: Living in the Memories of God won the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Ramsey Prize for excellence in theological writing in 2016.

Articles by this author:

- Mental Health
Mental Illnesses and Worship: Prayer, Lament, Language, and Discipleship

A Conversation from the Calvin Symposium on Worship, Part Two of Two

By Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, John Swinton
RW 130
The following discussion is from the second part of a session led by Dr. Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Rev. Cindy Holtrop, Dr. Warren Kinghorn, and Dr. John Swinton at the Calvin Symposium on Worship in January 2018. The first section appeared in Reformed Worship 129 and dealt with the promises and pitfalls around public worship and mental health. The rest of the session focuses on prayer.
- Mental Health
Mental Illnesses and Worship: Promises and Pitfalls in Preparing for and Practicing Public Worship

A Conversation from the Calvin Symposium on Worship Part 1 of 2

By Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, John Swinton
RW 129
The following is an adapted transcript of the first part of a session led by Dr. Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Rev. Cindy Holtrop, Dr. Warren Kinghorn, and Dr. John Swinton at the Calvin Symposium on Worship, held in January 2018 at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this first section they discuss together the promises and pitfalls of worship and mental illnesses. The remaining portion of this session focuses on prayer and will appear in RW 130.

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Articles by this author:

Mental Illnesses and Worship: Prayer, Lament, Language, and Discipleship

Mental Illnesses and Worship: Promises and Pitfalls in Preparing for and Practicing Public Worship

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