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Body And Soul - An Enquiry Into The Effect Of Religion Upon Health, With A Description Of Christian Works Of Healing From The New Testament To The Present Day
Body And Soul - An Enquiry Into The Effect Of Religion Upon Health With A Description Of Christian Works Of Healing From The New Testament To The Present Day Author:Percy Dearmer Text extracted from opening pages of book: BODY ANEI AN ENQUIRY INTO THE EFFECT - jfiEF, , RELIGION UPON HEALTH, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF CHRISTIAN WORKS OF HEALING FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY BY PERCY DEARMER, M, A. NEW EIHEIION NEW YORK P. BUTTON & COMPANY tfSx HFTH AVEN0E CONTENTS PART I GEN ERAL CHAPTER I FACE INTRODUCTION I CHAPT... more »ER II OUTWAKD AND INWARD II CHAPTER III THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NERVES 3$ CHAPTER IV XBB WECT OF MIND ON BODY 30 CHAPTER V UNDKRMIND OR SUBCONSCIOUS SELF and nature of the undermind: the psychology of the New Testament ( Soul an4 Spirit) * . * * 38 vi CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER VI HOW THE UNDERMIND WORKS THE three levels: Intelligence in the lower centres: co operation of the overmind with the lowest level : co operation of all three levels 5* CHAPTER VII THE CELLS ( ACTIVITY of the cells The cells a colony The under mind and the cells) 4 CHAPTER VIII HEALTH AND RECOVERY 7^ CHAPTER IX THE MATERIAL FACTOR ( MICROBES What medicine has done) .,.... 79 CHAPTER X MIND-CAUSE AND MIND-CURE NERVOUS control: doctors and suggestion: normality of mind-cure: limitations in mind-cure: hypnotism . . 86 CHAPTER XI THE NEUROTIC THEORY OF MIND-CURE ( THE evidence of Christianity Functional and organic Power of the mind) , ... 100 CHAPTER XII SPIRITUAL POWER MIRACLE: mental and spiritual: the unworthiness of the minister: the source of life: growth of sptntuai ca pacity: suggestion: faith, and grace . . * * no CONTENTS vii PAGE PART II THE NEW TESTAMENT CHAPTER XIII THE THERAPEUTIC RECORDS OF THE GOSPELS ( RECORD of St. Mark St. Matthew St. Luke - Si John Table of the healing works of Christ) . . 141 CHAPTER XIV DEMONIAC POSSESSION 154 CHAPTER XV THE POWER THAT HEALED FAITH : were the miracles evidential ? 161 CHAPTER XVI THE METHODS EMPLOYED BY CHRIST WORD, touch, telepathy, suggestion 175 CHAPTER XVII DISCIPLES, AND THOSK WHO WERE NOT DISCIPLES 182 CHAPTER XVIII THE MISSION OF THE DISCIPLES l88 CHAPTER XIX THE RECORD OF THE ACTS LIST of the miracles : the persons who healed : faith in the name: methods employed * * 93 viii CONTENTS PACE CHAPTER XX THE RESERVE OF THE DISCIPLES RESERVE as to Christ's works : reasons for this reticence : reserve as to the work of the Church : The Eucharist and health: gifts of healing 202 CHAPTER XXI THE THORN IN THE FLESH ( SELFISHNESS and sacrifice Sickness and sin The war with disease) 216 CHAPTER XXII THE UNCTION OF THE SICK THE teaching of St. James: growth of the mediaeval view: Roman Catholic teaching ....,., 227 CHAPTER XXIII THE MINISTERS OF UNCTION 237 PART III FAITH-HEALING FROM THE SECOND CEN TURY TO MODERN TIMES CHAPTER XXIV WORKS OF HEALING IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH & # CHAPTER XXV THE EARLY USE OF OIL AND OTHER MEDICAMENTS THE first three centuries: the liturgy of Serapion; oil, water, and bread : combination of spiritual and med ical treatment: drugs * . . . ; %$ t CONTENTS be PAGE CHAPTER XXVI RELICS AND PILGRIMAGES LAMPS : relics : incubation : mediaeval shrines : the pilgrim 268 CHAPTER XXVII HEALING BY SAINTLY PERSONS ( CANONISATION R. H. Hutton on Miracles) . . . . 286 CHAPTER XXVIII TOUCHING FOR THE KING'S EVIL 293 PART IV THE PRESENT DAY CHAPTER XXIX UNCTION TO-DAY IN THE ANGLICAN CHUBCH THE rite since the Reformation: the present English Prayer Book: The revival of Unction in the Angli can Church : The non-jurors and Unction : Lambeth Conference * * . 300 CHAPTER XXX FAITH-HEALING TO-DAY IN EAST AND WEST AMERICA and Europe: the shrines of Greece. . , . , 312 CHAPTER XXXI LOURDES 321 x CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER XXXII THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INNER-HEALTH MOVEMENT THERAPEUTIC importance of religion : miracles, not proof s but signs, ( i) that seeking health is a religious duty; ( 2) that pain is not God's will; ( 3) of the fundamental nature of the Spirit: doctors, parsons, and nurses 329 CHAPTER XXXIII CONCLUSION HEALTH: the true meaning of Salvation: peace , 341 APPENDIX I INSTANCES FROM THE LIVES OF SAINTS AND WORTHIES FROM; THE SEVENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT« less