God, Faith, and Health
Subtitle: Exploring the Spirituality-Healing Connection
Contributors: Larry Dossey (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: April 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780471355038
Subjects: Health & Fitness; Diet / Health / Fitness; Health/Fitness; Christianity - Christian Life - Physical Health; Comparative Religion; Healthy Living; Controversial Knowledge & Mysteries; Faith healing & religious therapy; Holistic medicine; Mind, Body, Spirit; Spirituality; Holism; Health; Religious aspects
First sentence: We are a nation of religious believers.
Description: "In God, Faith, and Health, Dr. Levin explores the latest compelling evidence of the connection between health and an array of spiritual beliefs and practices, including prayer, attending religious services, meditation, faith in God, and others. With examples from spiritual traditions as diverse as Christianity, Judaism, and yoga, he looks with an open mind and perceptive eye at the many ways that religious involvement and belief can prevent illness and promote health and well-being.

Drawing on his own and other published studies, Dr. Levin shows how religion's emphasis on healthy behaviors and supportive relationships influences one's overall health and how the optimism and hopefulness of those who profess faith promote the body's healing responses."--BOOK JACKET.