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Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures

By: Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
ISBN: 0551031654
ISBN-13: 9780551031654
Released: 01 Aug 1998
RRP: £7.99
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Excellent treatment of the issues - By: , 22 Feb 2000
George Verwer makes two comments on the cover. One is "One of the most outstanding books that has ever been written." The other is "The title may have confused or frightened some people... This book is reallly a mini encyclopaedia on how to know God & to walk with God." To my shame, I should admit that the second of these quotes was the main reason I didn't buy it earlier. I wanted a book about Spiritual Depression.

Of course, this book is about spiritual depression, but depression in the wide sense of including feeling a bit down from time to time. It does tackle the deeper, longer term kind as well.

It is a series of sermons given by the author (a medical doctor as well as a preacher). As such, each chapter takes a few verses from the Bible which speak about depression, & provides an exposition of them. And, apart from the fact that the quotes are from the KJV (not a great hindrance), I can't find much wrong with it, except maybe that he could deal with the excellent contexts of the passages better, but that would take more space... It probably says a lot that of the three best Christian books / articles I have read on depression, this is one, True Spirituality by F.A.Schaeffer is another, & the third (in "Songs of Experience" by Roy Clements) quotes extensively from this one.

Basicallly, the book is reallly good & deals with the issues reallly well.