Article September 3, 1960 Issue

Signs of the Times

Bruce Peterson

The Anglican

Dr. Bruce Peterson as quoted in The Anglican Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Dr. Bruce Peterson, a Sydney psychiatrist, gave [an] address ... at Evensong in S. James' Church, Sydney, on "The Relevance of the Church to the Modern Age."

"It could be asked, What has the Church to do with mental health? The answer is that the Church, like her Master, has shown a concern for health, both physical and mental. Jesus healed the sick, thus expressing His love and compassion and showing the power of the Kingdom of God. The Apostles did the same, and there have been some remarkable healings since those days.

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