Bad faith [electronic resource] : when religious belief undermines modern medicine / Paul A. Offit.
2015
BL65.M4 O36 2015eb
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Title
Bad faith [electronic resource] : when religious belief undermines modern medicine / Paul A. Offit.
Author
Offit, Paul A., author.
ISBN
9780465040612 electronic book
0465040616 electronic book
9780465082964 hardcover
0465082963 hardcover
0465040616 electronic book
9780465082964 hardcover
0465082963 hardcover
Published
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 253 pages)
Call Number
BL65.M4 O36 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
201.661
Summary
"In Bad Faith, acclaimed physician and author Paul Offit gives readers a never-before-seen look into the minds of those who choose to medically martyr themselves, or their children, in the name of religion. Never afraid of controversy, Offit takes a stark and disturbing look at our surprising capacity to risk the health and safety of children in service of our beliefs. He tells the story of two devoted Christian Scientists who are shocked and heartbroken when their infant dies of a treatable disease; of orthodox Jewish parents who risk infecting their babies with herpes during an unsterile circumcision ritual; and of a man who believes his faith can cure his son's diabetes and, when that tragically fails, tries to raise him from the dead. The tangled relationship between religion and medicine may appear to afflict only certain pockets of America, but this phenomenon reaches much further -- whether you are seeking treatment at a Catholic hospital or trying to keep your kids safe from diseases spread by their unvaccinated peers, you'll likely encounter these issues"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
The very worst thing
A fragile magic
A vengeful God
The faith healer next door
The literal and the damned
Dialogue of the deaf
Do unto others
Ungodly acts
The miracle business
The peculiar people
The divine whisper
Standing up
Epilogue: the frail web of understanding.
A fragile magic
A vengeful God
The faith healer next door
The literal and the damned
Dialogue of the deaf
Do unto others
Ungodly acts
The miracle business
The peculiar people
The divine whisper
Standing up
Epilogue: the frail web of understanding.