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Sick Religion or Healthy Faith?

Author : Ryan Ahlgrim
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 149828079X
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Sick Religion or Healthy Faith? written by Ryan Ahlgrim and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it time to get rid of religion? Not so fast, says Ryan Ahlgrim. It's time for us to define and demand healthy faith. Despite the dysfunction and divisiveness seen too often in religion, we continue to need a community of love, and we yearn for a transcendent encounter that can heal us. So instead of abandoning religion, Ahlgrim outlines twelve characteristics of a healthy religious community, and describes what a healthy Christian community of faith believes and practices. Along the way he reveals the power of story, the genius of Jesus, and the path to wholeness. In the end we are faced with the most daring and fulfilling choice of all: to embrace a community of love that trusts in God.

Sick Religion or Healthy Faith?

Author : Ryan Ahlgrim
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498280803
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Sick Religion or Healthy Faith? written by Ryan Ahlgrim and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it time to get rid of religion? Not so fast, says Ryan Ahlgrim. It's time for us to define and demand healthy faith. Despite the dysfunction and divisiveness seen too often in religion, we continue to need a community of love, and we yearn for a transcendent encounter that can heal us. So instead of abandoning religion, Ahlgrim outlines twelve characteristics of a healthy religious community, and describes what a healthy Christian community of faith believes and practices. Along the way he reveals the power of story, the genius of Jesus, and the path to wholeness. In the end we are faced with the most daring and fulfilling choice of all: to embrace a community of love that trusts in God.

How God Becomes Real

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691211981
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book How God Becomes Real written by T.M. Luhrmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.

Christian Faith, Health, and Medical Practice

Author : Hessel Bouma
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Faith, Health, and Medical Practice written by Hessel Bouma and published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Religion and Health

Author : Harold George Koenig
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195335953
Total Pages : 1186 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Religion and Health written by Harold George Koenig and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Completely revises and updates the first edition ... surveys the historical connections between religion and health and grapples with the distinction between the terms ''religion'' and ''spirituality'' in research and clinical practice. It reviews research on religion and mental health, as well as extensive research literature on the mind-body relationship, and develops a model to explain how religious involvement may impact physical health through the mind-body mechanisms. It also explores the direct relationships between religion and physical health, covering such topics as immune and endocrine function, heart disease, hypertension and stroke, neurological disorders, cancer, and infectious diseases; and examines the consequences of illness including chronic pain, disability, and quality of life ... [The] authors are physicians: a psychiatrist and geriatrician, a primary care physician, and a professor of nursing and specialist in mental health nursing"--Provided by publisher.

The Authenticity of Faith

Author : Richard Allan Beck
Publisher : Leafwood Publishers & Acu Press
ISBN 13 : 9780891123507
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book The Authenticity of Faith written by Richard Allan Beck and published by Leafwood Publishers & Acu Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular strategy among contemporary critics of religion is to explain religiosity as an evolutionary adaptation -- a behavior pattern that exists simply because it helped our early human ancestors thrive. An effective response to this type of argument requires the ability to integrate social scientific research, philosophical viewpoints, and theological beliefs. Using social scientific research, Beck identifies the flaws in Freud's dismissal of religion as a neurotic defense against mortal dread. Instead, Beck draws on the writings of William James to show the complexity of religious belief, which emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual believer. Written in a way that is accessible to readers who aren't trained in social scientific research, but rigorous in meeting the standards of the social sciences, The Authenticity of Faith is a masterful example of the "new apologetics." (Steven V. Rouse).

Toxic Faith

Author : Stephen Arterburn
Publisher : Shaw Books
ISBN 13 : 0307786048
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Toxic Faith written by Stephen Arterburn and published by Shaw Books. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiencing Healing from Painful Spiritual Abuse When religion becomes a means to avoid or control life, it becomes toxic. Those who possess a toxic faith have stepped across the line from a balanced perspective of God to an unbalanced faith in a weak, powerless or uncaring God. They seek a God to fix every mess, prevent every hurt, and mend every conflict. Toxic Faith distinguishes between a healthy faith and a misguided religiosity that traps believers in an addictive practice of religion. It shows how unbalanced ministries, misguided churches, and unscrupulous leaders can lead their followers away from God and into a desolate experience of religion that drives many to despair. Toxic Faith shows readers how to find hope for a return to genuine, healthy faith that can add meaning to life. In the words of the author, “I want to help you throw out that toxic faith and bring you back to the real thing.”

When Religion Gets Sick

Author : Wayne Edward Oates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Religion Gets Sick written by Wayne Edward Oates and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religion and Mental Health

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Mental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare

Author : Hannah Cooke
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0443101558
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare written by Hannah Cooke and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-07-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Nursing practice needs to be informed by an understanding of people and the societies in which they live. This introductory text has been designed specifically to discuss those aspects of sociology which are most relevant to nursing and the health care context in which it takes place. . A user-friendly introduction to a subject which students often find strange and new . Relates sociology to health and nursing to make the subject relevant to clinical practice . Key concepts and chapter summaries aid learning and revision . Case studies help relate theory to practice . Reference lists in each chapter provide the evidence base. . Biographical notes on eminent sociologists help bring the subject to life . Annotated Further Reading enables more in-depth study

Religion and Healing in America

Author : Linda L. Barnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195167961
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Healing in America written by Linda L. Barnes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have long been aware of the phenomenon loosely known as faith healing. During the 1990s the American cultural landscape changed and religious healing became a commonplace feature in our society. This is a look at this new reality.

Healing

Author : Francis MacNutt
Publisher : Hodder Faith
ISBN 13 : 9780340661406
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Healing written by Francis MacNutt and published by Hodder Faith. This book was released on 1997 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The million-copy bestselling introduction to the healing ministry, re-issued with a beautiful new cover. Does healing happen today? Why is there prejudice against the healing ministry? Why are some people not healed? These topical and vital questions are just some of the issues addressed by Francis MacNutt in Healing. A wideranging and broad-based overview, it is essential reading for all involved in the healing ministry. 'Prayer for healing is so central to the gospel, ' writes MacNutt, 'that it should be an integral part of the life of every community of believers. My heart cries out to see it restored to the place it had in the early Christian church.

Is Faith Delusion?

Author : Andrew Sims
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1847063403
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Is Faith Delusion? written by Andrew Sims and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-05-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God? Andrew Sims examines both the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry.

Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity

Author : Gary B. Ferngren
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421420066
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity written by Gary B. Ferngren and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on New Testament studies and recent scholarship on the expansion of the Christian church, Gary B. Ferngren presents a comprehensive historical account of medicine and medical philanthropy in the first five centuries of the Christian era. Ferngren first describes how early Christians understood disease. He examines the relationship of early Christian medicine to the natural and supernatural modes of healing found in the Bible. Despite biblical accounts of demonic possession and miraculous healing, Ferngren argues that early Christians generally accepted naturalistic assumptions about disease and cared for the sick with medical knowledge gleaned from the Greeks and Romans. Ferngren also explores the origins of medical philanthropy in the early Christian church. Rather than viewing illness as punishment for sins, early Christians believed that the sick deserved both medical assistance and compassion. Even as they were being persecuted, Christians cared for the sick within and outside of their community. Their long experience in medical charity led to the creation of the first hospitals, a singular Christian contribution to health care. "A succinct, thoughtful, well-written, and carefully argued assessment of Christian involvement with medical matters in the first five centuries of the common era . . . It is to Ferngren's credit that he has opened questions and explored them so astutely. This fine work looks forward as well as backward; it invites fuller reflection of the many senses in which medicine and religion intersect and merits wide readership."—Journal of the American Medical Association "In this superb work of historical and conceptual scholarship, Ferngren unfolds for the reader a cultural milieu of healing practices during the early centuries of Christianity."—Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith "Readable and widely researched . . . an important book for mission studies and American Catholic movements, the book posits the question of what can take its place in today's challenging religious culture."—Missiology: An International Review Gary B. Ferngren is a professor of history at Oregon State University and a professor of the history of medicine at First Moscow State Medical University. He is the author of Medicine and Religion: A Historical Introduction and the editor of Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction.

When Prayer Fails

Author : Shawn Francis Peters
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190294388
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book When Prayer Fails written by Shawn Francis Peters and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relying on religious traditions that are as old as their faith itself, many devout Christians turn to prayer rather than medicine when their children fall victim to illness or injury. Faith healers claim that their practices are effective in restoring health - more effective, they say, than modern medicine. But, over the past century, hundreds of children have died after being denied the basic medical treatments furnished by physicians because of their parents' intense religious beliefs. The tragic deaths of these youngsters have received intense scrutiny from both the news media and public authorities seeking to protect the health and welfare of children. When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children, and the Law is the first book to fully examine the complex web of legal and ethical questions that arise when criminal prosecutions are mounted against parents whose children die as a result of the phenomenon known by experts as religion-based medical neglect. Do constitutional protections for religious liberty shield parents who fail to provide adequate medical treatment for their sick children? Are parents likewise shielded by state child-neglect faith laws that seem to include exemptions for healing practices? What purpose do prosecutions really serve when it's clear that many deeply religious parents harbor no fear of temporal punishment? Peters offers a review of important legal cases in both England and America from the 19th century to the present day. He devotes special attention to cases involving Christian Science, the source of many religion-based medical neglect deaths, but also considers cases arising from the refusal of Jehovah's witnesses to allow blood transfusions or inoculations. Individual cases dating back to the mid-19th century illuminate not only the legal issues at stake but also the profound human drama of religion-based medical neglect of children. Based on a wide array of primary and secondary source materials - among them judicial opinions, trial transcripts, police and medical examiner reports, news accounts, personal interviews, and scholarly studies - this book explores efforts by the legal system to balance judicial protections for the religious liberty of faith-healers against the state's obligation to safeguard the rights of children.

Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures

Author : Mary Baker Eddy
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 : 0202202380
Total Pages : 3 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures written by Mary Baker Eddy and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science and Health, With Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is a seminal work that serves as the foundational text of Christian Science, offering profound insights into the nature of spirituality, healing, and the relationship between God and humanity. Originally published in the late 19th century, this book presents Eddy's theological perspectives and teachings, emphasizing the power of spiritual understanding in achieving physical and mental well-being.

Is There a God in Health Care?

Author : William F. Haynes Jr.
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725228629
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Is There a God in Health Care? written by William F. Haynes Jr. and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, a physician, well-known for praying with his patients, and an award-winning professor of theology share their insights on how religious faith can provide help in the healing process of today's health care ministry. The authors avoid rehashing analytical theories on suffering and the "miracles" of healing they may have seen, instead examining how personal faith can enhance the immune system, how a spiritual outlook can help bear the burden of suffering and grief, and how forbearance and forgiveness are crucial in maintaining a healthy attitude toward life.