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Religion and the Health of the Public

Shifting the Paradigm

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Gary R. Gunderson

    1. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, USA

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  2. James R. Cochrane

    1. University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Seeing Differently: Changing the Paradigm of the Health of the Public

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Health of the Public and the Religious Mind: Connections and Disconnections

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 21-39

  4. Religious Health Assets: What Religion Brings to Health of the Public

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 41-58

  5. Leading Causes of Life: Pathology in Its Place

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 59-79

  6. Seeking Health: Persons, Bodies, and Choices

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 81-98

  7. People Who Congregate: Building on Strengths

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 99-118

  8. Boundary Leadership: Embodying Complexity in Turbulence

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 119-139

  9. The Challenge of Systems

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 141-157

  10. Religion and the Health of the Public: Deep Accountability

    • Gary R. Gunderson, James R. Cochrane
    Pages 159-170

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 171-220
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About this book

The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, USA

    Gary R. Gunderson

  • University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    James R. Cochrane

About the authors

GARY GUNDERSON Senior Vice President for Health and Welfare Ministries for Methodist Healthcare and the Director for the Interfaith Health Program at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USA.
JIM COCHRANE Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Co-Principal of the African Religious Health Assets Programme (ARHAP), and Director of the Research Institute on Christianity in Southern Africa (RICSA).

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