Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-254) and index.
Contents:
"Pointless and preventable" : an overview of religion-based medical neglect of children -- "Are any among you sick?" : the tradition of spiritual healing --- "Defended by the Lord Jehovah" : the peculiar people in the British courts -- "The horriblest thing I ever saw" : early religion-based medical-neglect cases in the United States -- "Does the science kill a parent here and there?" Christian Science, healing, and the law -- "The pain has no right to exist" : contemporary Christian Scientists in the courts -- "Nightmare would not be too strong a term" : life and death in the Faith Tabernacle -- "This ain't religion" : spiritual healing and reproductive rights -- "God can't cure everyone" : spiritual healing on trial in Oregon -- "We need to change the statute" : the promise (and limits) of statutory reform.
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