Testing prayer: science and healing

by Brown, Candy Gunther

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Title Statements

Full title :Testing prayer : science and healing / Candy Gunther Brown.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harvard University Press, Mass
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 372 p. : : ill. ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780674064676, 0674064674
oclc:ocn816531979
LC Classification:BR1644.7
Dewey Decimal:234/.131

Introduction: the magisteria of science and religion -- From Toronto Blessing to global awakening: healing and the spread of Pentecostal-Charismatic networks -- Why are biomedical tests of prayer controversial? -- Are healing claims documented? -- How do sufferers perceive healing prayer? -- Can health outcomes of prayer be measured? -- Do healing experiences produce lasting effects? -- Conclusion: what science can show about prayer

Subjects

Bénédiction de Toronto Guerison Guérison par la foi -- Églises pentecôt… Médecine -- Aspect religieux Sciences Spiritual healing -- Pentecostal church… Spiritualité Toronto blessing