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Depression in African American Clergy

Part of the Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-349-94910-6

ISBN: 978-1-349-94909-0

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US - Springer Journals

Nov 1, 2016

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Depression in the Pulpit

Wimberley, Wynnetta

Pages: 3 –11

[In this introductory chapter, Wimberley sheds light on the crisis of depression among African American pastors. Her premise is, due to the monumental significance of the black preacher in the African American evangelical religious tradition, from a pastoral theological perspective there exists a...
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Depression in the Data

Wimberley, Wynnetta

Pages: 13 –19

[In her study on clergy depression, Wimberley utilizes the Beck Depression Inventory (the standard psychological instrument for measuring the severity of depressive symptoms) among a sample group of African American pastors. Her aim is to examine the presence of depressive features in black...
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Depression in Slavery

Wimberley, Wynnetta

Pages: 23 –48

[Wimberley provides a historical socio-cultural analysis of depression in African Americans. She contends there is a trans-generational transmission of depression stemming from the cultural trauma of America’s transatlantic slave trade industry. She identifies three sources for consideration...
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Depression as Cultural Stigma

Wimberley, Wynnetta

Pages: 49 –78

[Wimberley contends there is a cultural stigma associated with depression in the African American community. She argues the cultural stigmatization of depression contributes to the crisis of depression among black clergy. Since depression has historically been viewed as “a sign of weakness” in...
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A Setup for Depression

Wimberley, Wynnetta

Pages: 81 –90

[Wimberley provides a theological framework for understanding how ritual practices prevalent in African American evangelical religion might contribute to depression in black clergy. She indicates there are cultural hermeneutics specific to black evangelical religion that offer clues as to how God...
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A Pastoral Theological Response to Depression in African American Pastors

Wimberley, Wynnetta

Pages: 91 –102

[In this final chapter, Wimberley draws from the Old Testament narrative to offer a culturally sensitive approach to mental health intervention with black clergy. This approach to care-giving takes into consideration the historical trauma of slavocracy, endemic societal oppression, the cultural...

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