Religion, Illness, and Healing in an Interdisciplinary Classroom

Religion, Illness, and Healing in an Interdisciplinary Classroom

The issue of students' own religious affinities and beliefs become salient in the classroom in unexpected ways in several essays. Brown's course on Religion, Illness, and Healing attracted students who wanted to learn about illness and healing, and who brought their own firm beliefs in spi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transformations (Wayne, N.J.) N.J.), 2014-07, Vol.25 (1), p.138-144
1. Verfasser: Brown, Candy Gunther
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aromatherapy
Belief & doubt
Beliefs
Curricula
Diseases
Ethical epistemology
Graduate students
Healing
Illnesses
Meditation
METHODS AND TEXTS
Religion
Religious studies
Research universities
Spirituality
Universities
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Zusammenfassung:The issue of students' own religious affinities and beliefs become salient in the classroom in unexpected ways in several essays. Brown's course on Religion, Illness, and Healing attracted students who wanted to learn about illness and healing, and who brought their own firm beliefs in spiritual healing practices to the seminar room. The course gave them a language and tools to examine them.
ISSN:1052-5017
2377-9578
2377-9578
DOI:10.1353/tnf.2014.0012