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Religion and Health: Faith, Healing, and the Mind-Body Connection in Medical History
Hardcover
Health GeneralFiction AnthologiesGeneral Christianity
ISBN13: 9781515429616
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 222
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A thoughtful early twentieth-century examination of the relationship between spiritual life and physical well-being. In Religion and Health, physician and historian James J. Walsh explores the enduring connections between faith, mental outlook, and bodily health, drawing upon both medical knowledge and historical insight. Writing at a time when modern medicine was rapidly evolving, Walsh argues that religious belief and practice have long played a meaningful role in promoting resilience, recovery, and overall vitality.
Rather than advancing superstition or dismissing science, Walsh takes a measured and balanced approach, examining how attitudes shaped by religion-such as hope, discipline, and moral purpose-can influence physical outcomes. He situates his discussion within a broader historical framework, highlighting how religious institutions and traditions have contributed to the care of the sick across centuries.
Clear, reasoned, and grounded in both medical and cultural understanding, Religion and Health offers a compelling perspective on the interplay between mind, body, and spirit. It remains a valuable work for readers interested in the historical foundations of holistic health, the psychology of belief, and the long-standing dialogue between science and religion.
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