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Title: The Healing Power of Faith : How Belief and Prayer Can Help You Triumph Over Disease by Malcolm McConnell, Harold Koenig ISBN: 0-684-85297-7 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 17 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great scientifically based book for everyone
Comment: This book explores the healing aspects of faith in terms of scientific evidence. As the director of Duke University's Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health, the author, Dr. Harold Koenig, has become an expert in this discipline and shares everything he has learned in this very fascinating and informative book. Through his medical background and through fifteen years of dedicated research and after over 50 research studies Koenig provides a strong argument for the healing power of faith. From the very start, it is made clear that this is not a book claiming the miracles of God but rather is a book "concerned with concrete data" to "investigate the therapeutic or healing power of people's religious faith." Some of the findings from this data are that people who have a strong faith have healthier lifestyles possibly due to religions encouragement of proper and healthy conduct. Religious people also cope well with stress, are less likely to be depressed and hospitalized than their non-religious counterparts, have a stronger immune system, and live longer. Other important research, conducted by people other than Koenig's team, are included in this book as well. This book is quite comprehensive in its review of all the literature out there on the healing power of faith.
The book is filled with poignant personal stories that help illustrate the scientific findings. The stories are of depression, alcoholism, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other medical conditions. One such story is of Morty, a man who had been walking around with an blood alcohol level of 3.5. Morty was delivered to a detoxication unit where he stopped drinking on the first day of arrival and had an almost painless physical withdrawal from alcohol because he believed in the grace of God. Each story is as heartwarming and as inspiring as the one before. I loved how these stories were so smoothly used in adjunct with the scientific findings. It is definitely an effective blend of real life to which we all can relate and science from which we all can learn.
Another great thing about this book is that at the very end it offers suggestions to how one can benefit from the Power of faith. It is separated into three different parts: 1) if you are already religious, 2) if you are not religious, and 3) if you simply are not yet ready to consider religion. This is very nice because it offers suggestions for everyone not only those who are religious and are already benefiting.
A definite plus to this book is that is it easy reading. Although it deals with real scientific research the entire book is very readable. One does not get bored with scientific jargon. In fact the book is very engaging and I finished it in one night. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who is interested in this subject. We all can learn from it, religious people and atheists alike.
Rating: 5
Summary: Heart warming book
Comment: Heart warming book that beautifully combines scientific data with personal stories. Koenig writes well, keeps your interest, and brings medical research to an understandable level. His point is clear--faith is good for your health.
Rating: 5
Summary: Moving and informative
Comment: A fascinating book that kept my attention throughout. Nice blend of personal stories that illustrate some remarkable research. Recommend highly.
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Title: Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What by Harold G. Koenig ISBN: 1890151890 Publisher: Templeton Foundation Pr Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Prayer Is Good Medicine: How to Reap the Healing Benefits of Prayer by Larry Dossey ISBN: 0062514245 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 30 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Handbook of Religion and Health by Harold George Koenig, Michael E. McCullough, David B. Larson ISBN: 0195118669 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $72.00 |
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Title: Healing Words by Larry Dossey ISBN: 0061043834 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Faith Factor: Proof of the Healing Power of Prayer by Dale A. Matthews, Connie Clark ISBN: 0140275754 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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