Christian Science on trial religious healing in America / [electronic resource] :
Rennie B. Schoepflin.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
- 301 p. : ill.
- Medicine, science, and religion in historical context .
- Medicine, science, and religion in historical context. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.
The world of Christian Science healers -- Mary Baker Eddy: patient, healer, teacher -- Becoming a practitioner and teacher -- "Occasions for hope": patients and practitioners -- Separating "true" Scientists from "pseudo" Scientists -- Christian Science healers and the world -- Physicians debate Christian Science -- Therapeutic choice or religious liberty? -- Public health and the protection of children -- Century of promise then peril.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Christian Science--History. Medicine--Religious aspects--Christian Science--History. Medical care--Law and legislation--United States.