Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the religion of biologic living

"Purveyors of spiritualized medicine have been legion in American religious history, but few have achieved the superstar status of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his Battle Creek Sanitarium. In its heyday, the 'San' was a combination spa and Mayo Clinic. Founded in 1866 under the auspice...

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Subtitles:Doctor John Harvey Kellogg and the religion of biologic living
Contributors: Wilson, Brian C. 1960- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Bloomington Indianapolis Indiana University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:Review: Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Religion of Biologic Living by Brian C. Wilson (2016) (Finch, Martha L.)
Series/Journal:Religion in North America
Further subjects:B MEDICAL ; Holistic Medicine
B Hygienists Biography United States
B Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Mich.)
B Physicians
B Hygienists
B United States
B Electronic books Biography History
B Kellogg, John Harvey (1852-1943)
B History
B HEALTH & FITNESS ; Holism
B Physicians (United States) Biography
B MEDICAL ; Family & General Practice
B RELIGION ; Christianity ; Seventh-Day Adventist
B Physicians Biography United States
B Biography
B MEDICAL ; Osteopathy
B Electronic books
B Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Mich.) History Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Mich.)
B MEDICAL ; Atlases
B HEALTH & FITNESS ; Reference
B MEDICAL ; Essays
B Kellogg, John Harvey 1852-1943 Kellogg, John Harvey 1852-1943
B Battle Creek Sanitarium (Battle Creek, Mich.) History
B Hygienists (United States) Biography
B MEDICAL ; Alternative Medicine
B Biographies
B Kellogg, John Harvey
B Physicians United States
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Summary:"Purveyors of spiritualized medicine have been legion in American religious history, but few have achieved the superstar status of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his Battle Creek Sanitarium. In its heyday, the 'San' was a combination spa and Mayo Clinic. Founded in 1866 under the auspices of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and presided over by the charismatic Dr. Kellogg, it catered to many well-heeled health seekers including Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Presidents Taft and Harding. It also supported a hospital, research facilities, a medical school, a nursing school, several health food companies, and a publishing house dedicated to producing materials on health and wellness. Rather than focusing on Kellogg as the eccentric creator of corn flakes or a megalomaniacal quack, Brian C. Wilson takes his role as a physician and a theological innovator seriously and places his religion of 'Biologic Living' in an on-going tradition of sacred health and wellness. With the fascinating and unlikely story of the 'San' as a backdrop, Wilson traces the development of this theology of physiology from its roots in antebellum health reform and Seventh-day Adventism to its ultimate accommodation of genetics and eugenics in the Progressive Era"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
ISBN:0253014557