Paging God

Author: Wendy Cadge
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0226922111
Category: Medical

Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine

While the modern science of medicine often seems nothing short of miraculous, religion still plays an important role in the past and present of many hospitals. Download Paging God medical books for free.
When three-quarters of Americans believe that God can cure people who have been given little or no chance of survival by their doctors, how do today's technologically sophisticated health care organizations address spirituality and faith?AThrough a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, Wendy Cadge takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today's doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality.A From chapels to intensive Get Paging God our bestseller medical books.

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