Bipolar Faith
A Black Woman's Journey with Depression and Faith
Published on 8. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-1-5064-8075-6 (ISBN)
Description
Both a spiritual autobiography and a memoir of mental illness, Biploar Faith examines how the legacies of slavery, war, sharecropping, poverty, and alcoholism mask a family history of mental illness. In gripping fashion Monica A. Coleman tells the story of learning to live faithfully with bipolar disorder and discovering a liberating vision of God.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
552 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5064-8075-6 (9781506480756)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Monica A. Coleman
Bipolar Faith: A Black Woman's Journey with Depression and Faith
A Black Woman's Journey with Depression and Faith
E-Book
02/2022
Fortress Press
€15.99
Available for download
Persons
Monica A. Coleman is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware, where she works with projects in public humanities. Her memoir, Bipolar Faith, won a Silver Illumination Award, and she was named one of Sojourners' 10 Christian women to watch in 2018. Coleman's writing covers Black and womanist theologies, Indigenous spirituality, and religious pluralism. She speaks widely on mental wellness, navigating change, religious diversity, and advocating for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Coleman lives in Wilmington, Delaware.