A Comparison of Christian Science and Mainline Christian Healing Ideologies and Practices

Within the past decade there has been an increasing interest shown in the practice of spiritual healing. Evidence suggests that a sizeable minority of Americans not only believe in spiritual healing but also that they have personally experienced such a healing. This article empirically explores the...

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Main Author: Poloma, Margaret M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1991
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1991, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 337-350
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Summary:Within the past decade there has been an increasing interest shown in the practice of spiritual healing. Evidence suggests that a sizeable minority of Americans not only believe in spiritual healing but also that they have personally experienced such a healing. This article empirically explores the differences in ideology and practices of a group of Christian Scientists and another of Mainstream Christians who have experienced a physical healing as a result of prayer. It concludes with a discussion of the future of the two very different streams of the religious healing movement.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3511680