The Church in Sickness and in Health: Volume 58

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Church in Sickness and in Health: Volume 58
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Charlotte Methuen
Edited by Andrew Spicer
SeriesStudies in Church History
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:452
Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 143
Category/GenreChristian churches and denominations
Church history
Christian spirituality and religious experience
Spirituality and religious experience
Religious institutions and organizations
ISBN/Barcode 9781009284806
ClassificationsDewey:261.561
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 July 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, this volume reflects on the way that the Church, from the earliest times, has cared for the sick and for the physical and spiritual health of society. Anointing and praying for the sick have always been combined with medical care. Religious foundations such as leper hospitals cared for the diseased but also isolated them to protect the health of society. The institutionalization of the Church's care for the sick led to the foundation of hospitals and medical schools. Many of the articles focus on the Church's response to sickness, especially pandemics. Others explore the connection between the Church and the medical profession, the clerical experience of sickness, and the ways that sickness has served as a metaphor for understanding the Church and its place in the world.