Testing prayer : science and healing /

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Drawing on medical records, surveys of prayer recipients, prospective clinical trials, and multiyear follow-up observations and interviews, Brown shows that the widespread perception of prayer's healing power has demonstrable social effects which can in some cases produce improvements in health...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Candy Gunther
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Spiritual healing > Pentecostal churches.
Toronto blessing.
Guérison par la foi > Églises pentecôtistes.
Bénédiction de Toronto.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Soteriology.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the magisteria of science and religion
  • From Toronto Blessing to global awakening : healing and the spread of Pentecostal-Charismatic networks
  • Why are biomedical tests of prayer controversial?
  • Are healing claims documented?
  • How do sufferers perceive healing prayer?
  • Can health outcomes of prayer be measured?
  • Do healing experiences produce lasting effects?
  • Conclusion : what science can show about prayer.

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