TY - BOOK AU - Badaracco,Claire TI - Prescribing faith: medicine, media, and religion in American culture SN - 9781932792898 (alk. paper) AV - BL65.M4 B33 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Waco, Tex. PB - Baylor University Press KW - Medicine KW - Religious aspects KW - Alternative medicine KW - United States KW - History KW - Spiritual healing KW - Mass media KW - Health in mass media N1 - 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 ER -