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Christian Science on trial [electronic resource] : religious healing in America / Rennie B. Schoepflin.

By: Schoepflin, Rennie B.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Medicine, science, and religion in historical context: Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003Description: 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Christian Science -- History | Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Christian Science -- History | Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 289.5/73 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The world of Christian Science healers -- Mary Baker Eddy: patient, healer, teacher -- Becoming a practitioner and teacher -- "Occasions for hope": patients and practitioners -- Separating "true" Scientists from "pseudo" Scientists -- Christian Science healers and the world -- Physicians debate Christian Science -- Therapeutic choice or religious liberty? -- Public health and the protection of children -- Century of promise then peril.
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289.5/73 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.

The world of Christian Science healers -- Mary Baker Eddy: patient, healer, teacher -- Becoming a practitioner and teacher -- "Occasions for hope": patients and practitioners -- Separating "true" Scientists from "pseudo" Scientists -- Christian Science healers and the world -- Physicians debate Christian Science -- Therapeutic choice or religious liberty? -- Public health and the protection of children -- Century of promise then peril.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.