โ Scribed by Fraser Watts (editor)
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There has recently been much interest in the relationship between science and religion, and how they combine to give us a 'binocular' perspective on things. One important phenomenon which has been neglected in recent work is the concept of spiritual healing. This edited collection explores a variety of approaches to spiritual healing from different religious points of view, identifying both what it is and how it works. The authors also explore the biological and psychological processes, open to scientific enquiry, through which healing may be mediated. As such, this book indicates the central proposition that religious and scientific perspectives answer different questions about healing, and there is not necessarily any conflict between them.
Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 8
List of contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 14
1 - Conceptual issues in spiritual healing......Page 16
2 - The historical Jesus and healing: Jesus' miracles in psychosocial context......Page 32
3 - The theology of spiritual healing......Page 59
4 - Healing the spirit: mystical Judaism, religious texts and medicine......Page 79
5 - Conceptualizations of spiritual healing: Christian and secular......Page 92
6 - The psychodynamics of spiritual healing and the power of mother kissing it better......Page 105
7 - Spiritual healing in the context of the human need for safeness, connectedness and warmth: a biopsychosocial approach......Page 127
8 - Modelling the biomedical role of spirituality through breast cancer research......Page 143
9 - Spirituality and health: assessing the evidence......Page 155
10 - Relating spiritual healing and science: some critical reflections......Page 168
11 - Concluding integration......Page 182
Bibliography......Page 196
Index......Page 219
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