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Lord for the Body
James Opp
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Religion, Medicine, and Protestant Faith Healing in Canada, 1880-1930
出版McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2005-12-19
主題Religion / HistoryReligion / Christianity / Protestant
ISBN07735744689780773574465
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4GcBBAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In the early 1920s, English-Canadians were captivated by the urban campaigns of faith healing evangelists. Crowds squeezed into local arenas to witness the afflicted, "slain in the spirit," casting away braces and crutches. Professional faith healers, although denounced by critics as promoting mass hypnotism, gained notoriety and followers in their call for people to choose "the Lord for the Body."