Faith in the Great Physician: Suffering and Divine Healing in American Culture, 1860-1900

by Heather D. Curtis

Book Overview

Recipient of the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize of the American Society of Church History for 2007

Faith in the Great Physician tells the story of how participants in the evangelical divine healing movement of the late nineteenth century transformed the ways Americans coped with physical affliction and pursued bodily health. Examining the politics of sickness, health, and healing during this period, Heather D. Curtis encourages...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886864
• ISBN13: 9780801886867
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"