Religion and the health of the public : shifting the paradigm / Gary R. Gunderson and James R. Cochrane.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Gunderson, Gary.

Contributor:

• Cochrane, Jim R., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Medical care--Religious aspects.
• Public health.

Physical Description:

xix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health. It aims at a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets--widely present in many contexts--and public health services and facilities. The first book of its kind, it contributes to a significant emerging global discourse on the role and place of religion in responding to major public health challenges"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780230341272
• 0230341276

OCLC:

748328902