Resisting Therapy Culture, with Matthew Loftus

With terms like “toxic” and “narcissistic” in constant use, we now see our lives through the lens of mental health as never before. How has therapy culture shaped our lives in the church context? How can Christian communities embrace the evident gifts of therapy with wisdom?

Dr. Matthew Loftus has been both a practitioner and a patient. Joining us to discuss his new book, Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond, he argues that the church and mental health professionals serve complementary but distinct purposes. He’ll offer a path to recover a vision of the church centered on worship, discipleship, and faithful partnership with those equipped to care for mental illness.

Dr. Matthew Loftus practices family medicine at a mission hospital in Kenya. He was the inaugural recipient of the Trinity Forum’s Michael J. Gerson Prize for Excellence in Writing on Faith and Public Life. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Christianity Today, First Things, Comment, and Mere Orthodoxy.

Join us for an Online Conversation with Matthew Loftus on August 14.

Special thanks to InterVaristy Press for being a co-host for this Online Conversation