Theology and Medicine in Conversation
How the Healing Happens
$72.59
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2026
Summary
Doolittle and Heim examine the complex interplay between modern medicine, religion, and spirituality.
Medicine and religion share many concerns: suffering and illness, healing and well-being. The biological model of illness empowers medicine to bring dramatic improvements in physical health. At the same time, modern medicine often ignores the spiritual needs of patients and deeper challenges of holistic healing. In turn, religious institutions have always supported pe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780567715357 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0567715353 |
| Author: | Benjamin R. Doolittle, MD MDIV Benjamin R. Doolittle, Professor S. Mark Heim, S. Mark Heim |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | T.& T.Clark Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 156mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Benjamin R. Doolittle
Benjamin R. Doolittle is a physician-pastor on the faculty of both Yale Medical School and Yale Divinity School, USA.
S. Mark Heim is the Samuel Abbot Professor of Christian Theology at Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, USA.
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