Mental health has become a domain of professional and scientific endeavor, distinguished in the modern mind from spirituality, which is understood as a more subjective, transcendent, and private concern. This sharp separation has been challenged in recent decades by scientific research, which demonstrates the positive benefits of spirituality/religion (S/R) for mental health. Increasing scientific interest in the topic is to be welcomed, but the contribution of theology to the debate has been neglected. It is proposed here that Jesus’ life and teaching are presented in the synoptic Gospels as fundamentally concerned with what we now call mental health. Jesus’ teaching on worry, for example, offers various psychological strategies for dealing with anxiety. Moreover, it presents prayer as an effective and constructive response to worry, involving disciplined attention rather than avoidance. Critical interdisciplinary conversations between science and theology on matters such as worry offer a constructive approach to understanding the human condition in the context of adversity.

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心理健康与福音：博伊尔演讲2020

心理健康已经成为专业和科学努力的领域，在现代思想中，精神健康与灵性区别开来，灵性被理解为更加主观，超越和私人关注。在最近的几十年中，科学研究一直在挑战这种严重的分离，这表明灵性/宗教（S / R）对精神健康的积极益处。人们对该主题日益增长的科学兴趣是值得欢迎的，但是神学对辩论的贡献却被忽略了。在这里建议在概要福音书中介绍耶稣的生活和教导，从根本上讲我们现在所说的心理健康。例如，耶稣关于忧虑的教导提供了应对焦虑的各种心理策略。而且，它把祷告表示为对忧虑的有效和建设性的回应，涉及纪律性的关注而不是回避。科学与神学之间关于忧虑等问题的批判性跨学科对话为理解逆境中的人类状况提供了一种建设性的方法。