Prescribing faith : medicine, media, and religion in American culture / Claire Hoertz Badaracco.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007.Description: xii, 264 p. : ill., port ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781932792898 (alk. paper)
  • 1932792899 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL65.M4 B33 2007
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Figures -- Introduction -- 1. "Man's accidents are God's purposes" : Harvard and heroic cures -- 2. Launching a scientific religion : Christian science and the book -- 3. Measuring prayer : scientific models of religion -- 4. Belief and wellness : medical pluralism and healing -- 5. The medicated public square : advertising science -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected readings -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Figures -- Introduction -- 1. "Man's accidents are God's purposes" : Harvard and heroic cures -- 2. Launching a scientific religion : Christian science and the book -- 3. Measuring prayer : scientific models of religion -- 4. Belief and wellness : medical pluralism and healing -- 5. The medicated public square : advertising science -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected readings -- Index.

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