Not the "Great Depression," as in the stock market crash of 1929. But well written memoir type books by people who've suffered from severe depression. Right now, I'm enjoying Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel. She's really a very good writer. Other good ones include Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kayson and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. None of these come from a Christian perspective but they are very enlightening and insightful reads nonetheless.
Here is an intriguing quote from Prozac Nation:Homesickness is just a state of mind for me. I'm always missing someone or someplace or something; I'm always trying to get back to some imaginary somewhere. My life has been one long longing.
Wow! She's on to something. Life without God is an emptiness that cannot be filled with anything the world has to offer. And we have access to God and receive fullness in Jesus Christ, the Crucified.
It makes me think of that prayer from St. Augustine: Our hearts are restless, O Lord, until they rest in Thee.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Great Books on Depression
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