Curtis finds that advocates of divine healing worked to revise a deep-seated Christian ethic that linked physical suffering with spiritual holiness. By engaging in devotional disciplines and participating in social reform efforts, proponents of faith cure embraced a model of spiritual experience that endorsed active service, rather than passive endurance, as the proper Christian response to illness and pain.
Emphasizing the centrality of religious practices to the enterprise of divine healing, Curtis sheds light on the relationship among Christian faith, medical science, and the changing meanings of suffering and healing in American culture.
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Curtis finds that advocates of divine healing worked to revise a deep-seated Christian ethic that linked physical suffering with spiritual holiness. By engaging in devotional disciplines and participating in social reform efforts, proponents of faith cure embraced a model of spiritual experience that endorsed active service, rather than passive endurance, as the proper Christian response to illness and pain.
Emphasizing the centrality of religious practices to the enterprise of divine healing, Curtis sheds light on the relationship among Christian faith, medical science, and the changing meanings of suffering and healing in American culture.
Imprint | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Lived Religions |
Release date | 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2007 |
Authors | Heather D. Curtis |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-8686-7 |
Barcode | 9780801886867 |
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LSN | 0-8018-8686-4 |