Medicine and health care in early Christianity /Gary B. Ferngren.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Medicine and health care in early Christianity /Gary B. Ferngren.

Description

Methods and approaches -- The Christian reception of Greek medicine -- Early Christian views of the etiology of disease -- Christianity as a religion of healing -- The basis of Christian medical philanthropy -- Health care in the early church -- Some concluding observations. p. ;cm.

Book Details

Place Published

City

Baltimore

Date Published

2009

Publication Subjects

Medicine--History--To 1500. Medicine--Religious aspects--History--To 1500. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Christianity--history. Religion and Medicine. Delivery of Health Care--history. History, Ancient.

Call No.

R145.F47 2009

ISBN

0801891426 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780801891427 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.