Religion and medicine : a history of the encounter between humanity's two greatest institutions /

"In Religion and Medicine, Dr. Jeff Levin, distinguished Baylor University epidemiologist, outlines the longstanding history of multifaceted interconnections between the institutions of religion and medicine. He traces the history of the encounter between these two institutions from antiquity t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Levin, Jeffrey S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Medicine > Religious aspects. Religion and Medicine Médecine > Aspect religieux. History. MEDICAL. Religion & Science. RELIGION. Medicine > Religious aspects Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Stephen G. Post
Acknowledgments
1. Conflict and Cooperation
2. Healers and Healthcare
3. Missions and Ministries
4. Congregations and Communities
5. Scientists and Scholars
6. Teaching and Training
7. Prescriptions and Proscriptions
8. Policies and Programs
9. Challenges and Choices.