Healing in the history of Christianity /

Amanda Porterfield offers a survey of ideas, rituals, & experiences of healing as Christian history. She chronicles changes in healing beliefs & practices through the centuries & considers recent findings about the biological effects of belief.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Porterfield, Amanda, 1947-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Spiritual healing. Healing > Religious aspects > Christianity. Miracles. Healing in the Bible. Medicine > Religious aspects. Spiritual Therapies > history Christianity > history Religion and Medicine Faith Healing Spiritual Therapies Guérison par la foi. Guérison > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Guérison dans la Bible. Médecine > Aspect religieux. miracles. RELIGION > Christian Theology > Soteriology. Healing in the Bible Healing > Religious aspects > Christianity Miracles Spiritual healing Christentum Geistheilung Wunderheilung Electronic books.
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Description
Summary:	Amanda Porterfield offers a survey of ideas, rituals, & experiences of healing as Christian history. She chronicles changes in healing beliefs & practices through the centuries & considers recent findings about the biological effects of belief.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 218 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index.
ISBN:	9780198035749 0198035748