Alternative Medicine And American Religious Life
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Alternative Medicine And American Religious Life
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Author : Robert C. Fuller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Alternative Medicine And American Religious Life written by Robert C. Fuller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Medical categories.
Fuller (philosophy and religion, Bradley U.) begins with such 19th- century health reforms as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, and Thomsonianism (which held that all disease was caused by cold and could be cured by heat) and progresses to current treatments such as channeling, crystal healing, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Spiritual Dimension Of Alternative Medicine
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Author : Ernest M. Valea
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2020-02-20
The Spiritual Dimension Of Alternative Medicine written by Ernest M. Valea and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-20 with Religion categories.
We often hear that alternative medicine is superior to classical medicine, for it treats us holistically, both the physical body and the immaterial part of our nature. Although such an approach seems desirable, it is precisely this aspect that opens the door to spiritual views incompatible with Christianity. Many forms of alternative medicine speak of a divine essence we allegedly possess, of a vital force that we can manipulate, of spiritual beings that can help us, and other such views closely related to Eastern religions and New Age thought. In their desire to find healing at any price, Christians often resort to these methods without realizing the spiritual danger involved. For Christians who want to live consistently with their faith, this book is intended to raise awareness of the hidden beliefs of alternative medicine.
Healing Powers
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Author : Fred M. Frohock
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1995-05-15
Healing Powers written by Fred M. Frohock and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-05-15 with Health & Fitness categories.
The personal testimony of individuals engaged in healing practices and the opposing voices of orthodox and alternative medicines are the center of Healing Powers. Focusing on medical norms and practices and on competing philosophies of the mind, the body, reality, and rationality across radically different "belief systems", Fred Frohock clarifies the social and legal dilemmas represented by "scientific medicine" and "alternative care." "Frohock goes beyond the often irreconcilable differences between scientific biomedicine and alternative care by clarifying the social and legal dilemmas they present. . . . A noteworthy contribution forcing us to rethink what medical care is all about."—Jeffrey Michael Clare, Journal of the American Medical Association "The book does more and better than simply provide a social-scientific proposal. It also gives not only a hearing but a voice to those who follow alternative therapies. . . . Frohock's accounts of their stories—along with the stories of the medical professionals—are eloquent and fascinating."—Allen Verhey, Medical Humanities Review "Contains a storehouse of valuable information about the historical, philosophical, and psychological bases of alternative approaches to healing."—Marshall B. Kapp, New England Journal of Medicine "Frohock introduces us to the scientific naturopaths and to physicians who believe in the mind's power to heal, to charismatics who believe in but cannot explain their powers, to those who test God and those who merely accept. He writes so well that I felt I had met these people."—Arthur W. Frank, Christian Century
The Healing Gods
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Author : Candy Brown
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013-09-26
The Healing Gods written by Candy Brown and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Health & Fitness categories.
This book tells the surprising story of how complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, entered biomedical and evangelical Christian mainstreams despite its roots in non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety.
Spiritual But Not Religious
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Author : Robert C. Fuller
language : en
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001
Spiritual But Not Religious written by Robert C. Fuller and has been published by New York : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Fuller traces the history of alternative spiritual practices in America including astrology, Transcendentalism, and channeling.
The Healing Gods
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Author : Candy Gunther Brown
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-30
The Healing Gods written by Candy Gunther Brown and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-30 with Religion categories.
The question typically asked about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is whether it works. However, an issue of equal or greater significance is why it is supposed to work. The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America explains how and why CAM entered the American biomedical mainstream and won cultural acceptance, even among evangelical and other theologically conservative Christians, despite its ties to non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety. Before the 1960s, most of the practices Candy Gunther Brown considers-yoga, chiropractic, acupuncture, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, meditation, martial arts, homeopathy, anticancer diets-were dismissed as medically and religiously questionable. These once-suspect health practices gained approval as they were re-categorized as non-religious (though generically spiritual) health-care, fitness, or scientific techniques. Although CAM claims are similar to religious claims, CAM gained cultural legitimacy because people interpret it as science instead of religion. Holistic health care raises ethical and legal questions of informed consent, consumer protection, and religious establishment at the center of biomedical ethics, tort law, and constitutional law. The Healing Gods confronts these issues, getting to the heart of values such as personal autonomy, self-determination, religious equality, and religious voluntarism.
Spirituality In The Flesh
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Author : Robert C. Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2008-09-08
Spirituality In The Flesh written by Robert C. Fuller and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In 'Spirituality in the Flesh', Robert C. Fuller investigates how our sensory organs, emotional programs, sexual sensibilities, and neural structures shape religious phenomena.
Medicine Religion Spirituality
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Author : Dorothea Lüddeckens
language : en
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Medicine Religion Spirituality written by Dorothea Lüddeckens and has been published by transcript Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with Religion categories.
In modern societies the functional differentiation of medicine and religion is the predominant paradigm. Contemporary therapeutic practices and concepts in healing systems, such as Transpersonal Psychology, Ayurveda, as well as Buddhist and Anthroposophic medicine, however, are shaped by medical as well as religious or spiritual elements. This book investigates configurations of the entanglement between medicine, religion, and spirituality in Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. How do political and legal conditions affect these healing systems? How do they relate to religious and scientific discourses? How do therapeutic practitioners position themselves between medicine and religion, and what is their appeal for patients?
Healing Logics
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Author : Erika Brady
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2001-04-01
Healing Logics written by Erika Brady and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04-01 with Social Science categories.
Scholars in folklore and anthropology are more directly involved in various aspects of medicine—such as medical education, clinical pastoral care, and negotiation of transcultural issues—than ever before. Old models of investigation that artificially isolated "folk medicine," "complementary and alternative medicine," and "biomedicine" as mutually exclusive have proven too limited in exploring the real-life complexities of health belief systems as they observably exist and are applied by contemporary Americans. Recent research strongly suggests that individuals construct their health belief systmes from diverse sources of authority, including community and ethnic tradition, education, spiritual beliefs, personal experience, the influence of popular media, and perception of the goals and means of formal medicine. Healing Logics explores the diversity of these belief systems and how they interact—in competing, conflicting, and sometimes remarkably congruent ways. This book contains essays by leading scholars in the field and a comprehensive bibliography of folklore and medicine.
Faith Health And Healing In African American Life
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Author : Stephanie Y. Mitchem
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2008-08-30
Faith Health And Healing In African American Life written by Stephanie Y. Mitchem and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-30 with Religion categories.
Black Americans are more likely than Whites to die of cancer and heart disease, more likely to get diabetes and asthma, and less likely to get preventive care and screening. Some of this greater morbidity results from education, income level, and environment as well as access to health care. But the traditional medical model does not always allow for a more holistic approach that takes into account the body, the mind, the spirit, the family, and the community. This book offers a better understanding of the varieties of religiously-based approaches to healing and alternative models of healing and health found in Black communities in the United States. Contributors address the communal aspects of faith and health and explore the contexts in which individuals make choices about their health, the roles that institutions play in shaping these decisions, and the practices individuals engage in seeking better health or coping with the health they have. By paying attention to the role of faith, spirit, and health, this book offers a fuller sense of the varieties of ways Black health and health care are perceived and addressed from an inter-religious perspective. Community and religion-based initiatives have emerged as one key way to address the health challenges found in the African American community. In cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, and Oakland, residents organize exercise groups, teach one another how to cook with healthy ingredients, and encourage neighbors to get regular checkups. Churches have become key sites for health education, screening, and testing. Another set of responses to the challenge of Black health and healthcare in the United States comes from those who emphasize the body as a wholebody, mind, soul, and spirit, often drawing on religious traditions such as Islam and African-based religions such as Spiritism, Santeria, Vodun (aka Voodoo), Candomblé, and others. Understanding the issues and the various approaches is essential to combating the problems, and this unique volume sheds light on areas often overlooked when considering the issues.