Prescribing faith : medicine, media, and religion in American culture / Claire Hoertz Badaracco.

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2007], ©2007.

xii, 264 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.

"Man's accidents are God's purposes" : Harvard and heroic cures -- Launching a scientific religion : Christian science and the book -- Measuring prayers : scientific models of religion -- Belief and wellness : medical pluralism and healing -- The medicated public square : advertising science.