Therapy Culture Is Reshaping the Church: Missionary Physician Dr. Loftus Pushes Back
Dr. Matthew Loftus joins Dr. Mike Chupp to explore the growing influence of therapy language and what happens when it shapes how the church understands and responds to hardship. A family physician practicing in rural Kenya, Dr. Loftus shares the patterns he’s observing and discusses his new book, Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond. He also speaks candidly about his own experience with depression, bringing a personal perspective to the conversation about mental health and faith.
You can go deeper in Matthew’s book, Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond. Visit https://www.ivpress.com/resisting-therapy-culture to learn more or buy the book.
Every episode is free. Keeping it that way isn’t.
Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward?
→ Give to Faith in Healthcare: cmda.org/givepodcast
Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.
For a gift of any amount, CMDA will send a free copy of Scott Klusendorf’s book, The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture. To take advantage of this special offer, visit cmda.org/october, and we will send this book out to you as soon as possible.
How might God use your healthcare skills around the world? Join the Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, or online on November 12 – 14. Connect with others who share your heart for missions and be equipped and inspired to serve wherever Christ calls you around the world. Learn more at medicalmissions.com/events.
Video Podcast:
Meet Our Guest(s):
Matthew Loftus grew up in a family of 15 children near Baltimore, Maryland, where he did his medical school and Family Medicine residency. He and his wife Maggie moved to South Sudan in 2015, but had to evacuate due to civil war and subsequently relocated to Kenya. He was Program Coordinator for a Kenyan Family Medicine residency at AIC Litein Hospital for 5 years and currently serves as a family physician and medical educator at PCEA Chogoria Hospital in Chogoria, Kenya. He and Maggie have 4 children between the ages of 4 and 13. He holds an M.A. of Theology from St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute and his work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Christianity Today, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy.
