Jean Neely
Writer, Educator
Christ in the Abyss offers a rare kind of spiritual companionship. In this raw and redemptive book, Jean Neely shares her journey with mental health challenges and faith, testifying that Christ’s presence isn’t reserved for the healed—but is found in the very heart of our pain. With poetic clarity and unflinching honesty, Neely challenges triumphalist Christian narratives and stigma and offers a vision of grace and hope that holds, even in the depths.
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Jean Neely, PhD
Jean Neely is a Korean American writer and educator. She is the author of Christ in the Abyss: Cultivating Deep Faith Amid Depression and Despair.
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Praise for Christ in the Abyss
Jean Neely is one of the most vulnerable and authentic voices I’ve ever read. Christ in the Abyss offers a courageous and compassionate guide for those wrestling with doubt, depression, and despair—realities too often silenced in faith communities.
NA N C Y WA N G Y U E N, PhD, author of Reel Inequality
Neely’s journey of understanding and acceptance challenges us all to a beautiful reorientation—mental health includes living with mental illness, and a faithful, spiritual life is a deep abiding with Jesus on the edge of or in the abyss.
KATHY KHANG, award-winning coauthor of Loving Disagreement
A deep wisdom born from earnest longing for evidence of God’s faithfulness and love. What a gift to walk alongside her in this memoir—a beautiful tapestry of cultural, spiritual, and mental health intersections.
JESSICA CHENFENG, PhD, LMFT, associate professor at Fuller Theological Seminary