From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews

by Ellen M. Umansky

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, thousands of American Jews were drawn to the teachings of Christian Science. Viewing such attraction with alarm, American Reform Rabbis sought to counter Christian Science's appeal by formulating a Jewish vision of happiness and health. Unlike Christian Science, it acknowledged the benefits of modern medicine yet, sharing the belief in God as the true source of healing, similarly emphasized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195044002
• ISBN13: 9780195044003
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"