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The Healing Myth
J. Keir Howard
其他書名
A Critique of the Modern Healing Movement
出版Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2013-09-09
主題Religion / Christian Ministry / Counseling & RecoveryReligion / Christian Ministry / Pastoral ResourcesReligion / Christian Theology / General
ISBN16218985049781621898504
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Z5hJAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋What is the role of the church in ministering to the sick? This book argues that it is not what is now called the "healing ministry," with its frequent claims of remarkable cures from physical illness. Little critical attention seems to have been paid to the validity of these claims, which, if genuine, would be producing clearly observable effects on the levels of morbidity and mortality in society. Similarly, the important ethical and moral questions the movement raises have also been very largely ignored. A huge edifice of muddled theology, together with highly questionable practice, has been built upon very shaky foundations. It is the purpose of this book to examine seriously the dubious claims and teaching of the modern healing movement, as well to expose its very real dangers, in order to encourage Christian people, both ordained and lay, to exercise a more critical approach to the healing movement. The book concludes by outlining a framework for a return to a more biblical emphasis on proper pastoral care in the church's ministry to the sick.