Healing in the Early Church: The Church's Ministry of Healing and Exorcism from the First to the Fifth Century (review)

Distinct issues covered include: who exhibited charisms of healing; what methods, words, or objects they used to effect cures; what role faith played in healing; and how ancient authors viewed the relationship between demons, sickness, and sin. Since this study falls in the genre of surveys, it is n...

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Published in:Journal of early Christian studies 2011, Vol.19 (3), p.477-478
Main Author: Van Slyke, Daniel G
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
5th century
Centuries
Christians
Exorcism
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Summary:Distinct issues covered include: who exhibited charisms of healing; what methods, words, or objects they used to effect cures; what role faith played in healing; and how ancient authors viewed the relationship between demons, sickness, and sin. Since this study falls in the genre of surveys, it is not thesis driven. Authors such Cyprian, Arnobius, and John Chrysostom did not recount or expect miraculous healings, holding instead that Christians "must put up with present evils, looking forward to future joys" (114), and that a suffering body might serve for the good of the soul.
ISSN:1067-6341
1086-3184
1086-3184
DOI:10.1353/earl.2011.0032