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 critical reflection on the theological, cultural, and social forces that come into play when one questions the purpose of suffering and the possibility of healing.
Curtis finds that advocates of divine healing worked to revise a deep-seated...
Faith in the Great Physician tells the story of how participants in the evangelical divine healing movement of the late nineteenth century ...
Heather D. Curtis lays bare the theological motivations, social forces, cultural assumptions, business calculations, and political dynamics that shaped America's ambivalent embrace of evangelical philanthropy. In the process she uncovers the seeds of today's heated debates over the politics of poverty relief and international aid.
Heather D. Curtis lays bare the theological motivations, social forces, cultural assumptions, business calculations, and political dynamics that shape...
