{"product_id":"medicine-religion-and-health-harold-g-koenig-9781599471419","title":"Medicine, Religion, and Health: Where Science and Spirituality Meet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedicine, Religion, and Health: Where Science and Spirituality Meet\u003c\/i\u003e will be the first title published in the new Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this, the series' maiden volume, Dr. Harold G. Koenig, provides an overview of the relationship between health care and religion that manages to be comprehensive yet concise, factual yet inspirational, and technical yet easily accessible to nonspecialists and general readers. \u003c\/p\u003e Focusing on the scientific basis for integrating spirituality into medicine, Koenig carefully summarizes major trends, controversies, and the latest research from various disciplines and provides plausible and compelling theoretical explanations for what has thus far emerged in this relatively young field of study. \u003ci\u003eMedicine, Religion, and Health\u003c\/i\u003e begins by defining the principal terms and then moves on to a brief history of religion's role in medicine before delving into the current state of research. Koenig devotes several chapters to exploring the outcomes of specific studies in fields such as mental health, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. The book concludes with a review of the clinical applications derived from the research. Koenig also supplies several detailed appendices to aid readers of all levels looking for further information. \u003ci\u003eMedicine, Religion, and Health\u003c\/i\u003e will shed new light on critical contemporary issues. They will whet readers' appetites for more information on this fascinating, complex, and controversial area of research, clinical activity, and widespread discussion. It will find a welcome home on the bookshelves of students, researchers, clinicians, and other health professionals in a variety of disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold G. Koenig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1599471418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781599471419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Templeton Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 6.34w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2009 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2008","brand":"Harold G. Koenig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995090223359,"sku":"9781599471419","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4210ae97-4516-46af-85a2-01212edff4a8.jpg?v=1683333834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medicine-religion-and-health-harold-g-koenig-9781599471419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}