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9780312348823

Blind Faith The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312348823

  • ISBN10:

    0312348827

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-03-18
  • Publisher: Griffin

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Summary

Pharmacists who refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives. Surgeons who pray in the OR. Pro-life clinics and end-of-life interventions, intelligent-design activists and stem-cell-research opponents. Isthisthe state of modern medicine inAmerica? InBlind Faith,Dr. Richard P. Sloan examines the fragile balance and dangerous alliance between religion and medicinetwo practices that have grown disconcertingly close during the twenty-first century. While Sloan does not dispute the fact that religion can bring a sense of comfort in times of difficulty, he nevertheless believes, and in fact proves, that there is no compelling evidence that faith provides an actual cure for any ailment. By exposing the flawed research, Sloan gives readers the tools to understand when good medical science is subverted and, at the same time, provides a thought-provoking examination into the origins and varieties of faith, and human nature itself.

Author Biography

Richard P. Sloan, Ph.D., is a professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Religion and Health, Yesterday and Today
Introductionp. 3
Religion and Medicine in Historyp. 15
From Sputnik to Angels: Science, Subjectivity, and the Rise of Irrationalismp. 27
Why Now?p. 53
Reading the Evidence
Are There Really So Many Studies on Religion and Health?p. 73
How Good Is the Evidence?p. 81
Is There Really a Health Advantage to the Religiously Active?p. 107
Attendance at Services and Mortalityp. 141
Why Long-Distance Healing Doesn't Have a Prayerp. 157
Religion and the Practice of Medicine
Ethical Problemsp. 181
Is It Practical to Bring Religion into Medicine?p. 207
Is There Really a Demand for Bringing Religion into Medicine?p. 231
Trivializing the Transcendent: Be Careful What You Wish Forp. 241
Conclusions
Religion and Medicine: Hope or Hype?p. 263
Notesp. 269
Indexp. 283
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