Spirituality, Medicine & Health - Reviews

Reviews by Author | Key to Contributors

Introduction

These are brief reviews of an extremely diverse array of books and articles related to spirituality, medicine, and health. The reviews have been produced by Boston University graduate students.

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Reviews by Author

Barnes, Linda L.; Sered, Susan Staff. Religion and Healing in America [JL, DM]

Bynum, William. The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction [BLT]

Caputo, John D.; Vattimo, Gianni. After the Death of God [ERD]

Dossey, Larry. Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing [SR] [DWY]

Frawley, David. Ayurvedic Healing: A Comprehensive Guide, 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition [ERD]

Galton, Francis. “Statistical Inquiries into the Efficacy of Prayer” [JC] [JL]

Holland, Alex. Voices of Qi: An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine [LAW] [TTW]

Koenig, Harold G. Medicine, Religion and Health [LAW] [DWY]

Levin, Jeff. God, Faith, and Health: Exploring the Spirituality-Healing Connection [BLT]

Monte, Tom. World Medicine: The East West Guide to Healing Your Body [CPW]

Simmons, Paul D. Faith and Health: Religion, Science, and Public Policy [JCD]

Sloan, Richard P. Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine [CPW]

Whorton, James C. Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America [ERD]

Wisneski, Leonard A.; Anderson, Lucy. The Scientific Basis of Integrative Medicine, 2nd edition [JCD]

Key to Abbreviations of Review Authors

[BLT] Benjamin Thompson, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.

[CPW] Connor Wood, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.

[DM] Derrick Muwina, member of the 2011 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University

[DWY] Du Weiyi (William), member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.

[ERD] Eric Dorman, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.

[JC] Jennifer Coleman, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.

[JCD] Joel Daniels, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University

[JL] Jenn Linsday, member of the 2011 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University

[KJ] Kile Jones, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.

[LAW] Larry A. Whitney, member of the 2011 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University

[SR] Stephanie Riley, member of the 2011 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University

[TTW] Thurman Willison, member of the 2009 Spirituality, Medicine, and Health seminar at Boston University.