by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 22, 2016 | Media
“History and culture and race and family and genetics and trauma and fear all factor into what cause mental health challenges. Class, education and privilege may make a difference with accessing healthcare, but they don’t protect one from the angst of these...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 11, 2016 | Media
“Too blessed to be stressed” is one of the phrases that I think the church should erase from its vocabulary “What I like is that in the stories of Jesus healing people, there are other people around. These aren’t private sessions; it’s...
by Monica A. Coleman | Jan 22, 2015 | Media
I had a great time speaking at Christianity 21 on January 22, 2015. Christianity 21 discusses ways to live a better faith through 21 big ideas presented by 21 voices in 21 minutes each. It was an amazing experience where I talked about how Christianity does...
by Monica A. Coleman | Feb 7, 2013 | Blog, Media, Monica's Blog, The Beautiful Mind Blog
Blogger Rachel Held Evans invited me to answer questions from her readers in her “Ask a Liberation Theologian” column. Here are my responses: From Benjamin: I grew up in pretty conservative evangelical circles, where liberation theology was generally...
by Monica A. Coleman | Oct 13, 2012 | Media
Many people describe depression as a kind of intense grief. It is a deep sadness. It’s like heartbreak, agony and despair all at once. I think depression is worse than grief. Grief usually has an identifiable cause. There are stages. People understand why you are sad....