Research Catalog

Title

Medicine, religion, and health : where science & spirituality meet / Harold G. Koenig.

Author

Koenig, Harold G. (Harold George), 1951-

Publication

West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, ©2008.

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Details

Description

234 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

Focusing on the scientific basis for integrating spirituality into medicine, Koenig carefully summarizes major trends, controversies, and the latest research from a wide variety of disciplines and provides plausible and compelling theoretical explanations for what has thus far emerged in this relatively young field of study. Medicine, Religion, and Health begins by defining the principal terms and then moves on to a brief history of the role that religion has played in medicine before delving into the current state of research. Koenig devotes several chapters to exploring the outcomes of specific studies in fields such as mental health, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. The book concludes with a review of the clinical applications that can be derived from the research. Koenig also supplies several detailed appendices that will aid readers of all levels looking for further information. --from publisher description.

Series Statement

Templeton science and religion series

Uniform Title

Templeton science and religion series.

Subjects

• Medicine > Religious aspects
• Medicina > Aspectos religiosos
• Salud > Aspectos religiosos
• Religion and Medicine
• Health > Religious aspects
• Mente y cuerpo
• Spirituality
• Mental Healing
• Enfermos > Aspectos religiosos
• Spiritual Therapies
• Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9781599471419
• 1599471418

LCCN

2008008159

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library