The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel (Swedenborg Studies)
John S. Haller Jr.is an emeritus professor of history and medical humanities at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has written more than a dozen books on subjects ranging from race to sexuality and the history of medicine. His most recent books includeThe History of American HomeopathyandSwedenborg, Mesmer, and the Mind/Body Connection.  He is former editor ofCaduceus: A Humanities Journal for Medicine and the Health Sciencesand, until his retirement in 2008, served for eighteen years as vice president for academic affairs for Southern Illinois University.