Religion and the Health of the Public [electronic resource] : Shifting the Paradigm /
Gunderson, G.author.
Cochrane, J.author.
The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1 Seeing Differently: Changing the Paradigm of the Health of the Public; 2 The Health of the Public and the Religious Mind: Connections and Disconnections; 3 Religious Health Assets: What Religion Brings to Health of the Public; 4 Leading Causes of Life: Pathology in Its Place; 5 Seeking Health: Persons, Bodies, and Choices; 6 People Who Congregate: Building on Strengths; 7 Boundary Leadership: Embodying Complexity in Turbulence; 8 The Challenge of Systems
9 Religion and the Health of the Public: Deep AccountabilityNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p.[197]-212) and index.
The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities.
Religion and sociology.
Public health.
Social policy.
Sociology.
Political science.
Sociology of Religion.
Public Health.
Social Policy.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Sociology, general.
Political Science.