Religion and the Health of the Public

Shifting the Paradigm

• Author(s): G. Gunderson, J. Cochrane,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 220
• ISBN_10: 113701525X
  ISBN_13: 9781137015259
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology of Religion , Medical / Public Health , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Social Science / Sociology / General , Political Science / General , Religion / General , Political Science / Public Policy / General , Religion / Philosophy , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... 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.