Christian Science on trial : religious healing in America /
Rennie B. Schoepflin.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
- 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Medicine, science, and religion in historical context .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.
The world of Christian Science healers -- Mary Baker Eddy: patient, healer, teacher -- Becoming a practitioner and teacher -- "Occasions for hope": patients and practitioners -- Separating "true" Scientists from "pseudo" Scientists -- Christian Science healers and the world -- Physicians debate Christian Science -- Therapeutic choice or religious liberty? -- Public health and the protection of children -- Century of promise then peril.
0801870577 (alk. paper)
2001008512
GBA2-V0560
101166045 DNLM
Christian Science--History. Medicine--Religious aspects--Christian Science--History. Medical care--Law and legislation--United States. Spiritual healing--History--United States. Spiritual healing--legislation & jurisprudence--United States. Christian Science--History--United States. Medicine--Religious aspects--United States. Patient refusal of treatment--legislation & jurisprudence--United States.