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“Complementary and Alternative Medicine”

“Complementary and Alternative Medicine”

Butler, J. Thomas. “Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” Pages 126–27 in Consumer Health: Making Informed Decisions. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012.

The two paragraphs devoted to an explanation of Christian Science healing practices present a one-sided viewpoint solely from the perspective of medicine. The article argues that Christian Science practitioners cannot perform a number of ordinary medical procedures—which is true. They do not diagnose or detect contagious illness, for example. The argument continues beyond a comparison with medical practices to other possible negative side-effects. Those who are not healed might become depressed or conclude they are unworthy. Money might be spent on a fruitless experience.

ISBN-10: 144964645X
ISBN-13: 978-1449646455

 

See also annotation:

“The Law and Christian Science Healing for Children: A Pathfinder” by Elena M. Kondos

 

This resource is categorized as ‘polemic’ literature and is included in the bibliography for its historical value. For further explanation, click here.

 

Butler, J. Thomas

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