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Zusatztext "An exceptionally detailed! historically grounded and comprehensive account." Informationen zum Autor Pamela E. Klassen is Professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Blessed Events: Religion and Home Birth in America . Klappentext "Klassen's book is much more than a first-rate study of how two churches in Canada positioned themselves within the ostensibly parallel worlds of biomedicine and spiritual healing. It is! at its core! an insightful meditation on the relationship between liberal Protestantism and the project of modernity. A must read not only for students of Christianity! but all those interested in the legacies of secularism and enchantment." -Matthew Engelke! London School of Economics Zusammenfassung Reveals how liberal Protestants went from being early-twentieth-century medical missionaries seeking to convert others through science and scripture, to becoming vocal critics of missionary arrogance who experimented with non-western healing modes such as Yoga and Reiki. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Healing Christians 1. Anthropologies of the Spiritual Body 2. The Gospel of Health and the Scientific Spirit 3. Protestant Experimentalists and the Energy of Love 4. Evil Spirits and the Queer Psyche in an Age of Anxiety 5. Ritual Proximity and the Healing of History Conclusion: Critical Condition Notes Archives Consulted Selected Bibliography Index
