03488nam a2200481Ia 4500 ocn703869689 OCoLC 20200709055321.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110225s2011 enka ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780521197939 0521197937 9780511860867 (electronic bk.) 0511860862 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)703869689 347892 (N$T) BT732.5 .S667 2011eb REL 054000 bisacsh 203/.1 22 N$TA Spiritual healing [electronic resource] : scientific and religious perspectives / edited by Fraser Watts. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (xiv, 207 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-203) and index. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: List of contributors; Preface; 1. Conceptual issues in spiritual healing Fraser Watts; 2. The historical Jesus and healing: Jesus' miracles in psycho-social context Justin Meggitt; 3. The theology of spiritual healing Philip Clayton; 4. Healing the spirit: mystical Judaism, religious texts and medicine Simon Dein; 5. Conceptualisations of spiritual healing: Christian and secular Charles Bourne and Fraser Watts; 6. The psychodynamics of spiritual healing and the power of mother kissing it better Bruce Kinsey; 7. Spiritual healing in the context of the human need for safeness, connectedness and warmth: a biopsychosocial approach Paul Gilbert; 8. Modeling the biomedical role of spirituality through breast cancer research Michael Boivin and Burton Webb; 9. Spirituality and health: assessing the evidence Marilyn Schlitz; 10. Relating spiritual healing and science: some critical reflections David Leech; 11. Concluding integration Fraser Watts. Description based on print version record. Spiritual healing. Healing Religious aspects Christianity. Medicine Religious aspects Christianity. Healing Religious aspects. Medicine Religious aspects. Religion and science. Electronic books. RELIGION / Reference bisacsh Watts, Fraser N. Print version: Spiritual healing. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521197939 (DLC) 2010028680 (OCoLC)646630545 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=347892 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50102 50102