Prescribing faith : medicine, media, and religion in American culture /
Claire Hoertz Badaracco.
- Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007.
- xii, 264 p. : ill., port ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Figures -- Introduction -- "Man's accidents are God's purposes" : Harvard and heroic cures -- Launching a scientific religion : Christian science and the book -- Measuring prayer : scientific models of religion -- Belief and wellness : medical pluralism and healing -- medicated public square : advertising science -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected readings -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The
Medicine--Religious aspects. Alternative medicine--History.--United States Spiritual healing--History.--United States Mass media--Religious aspects. Health in mass media.