Faith & Health, Psychological Perspectives

This is a significant scholarly volume that brings the reader up to date in an emerging field focusing on the links between religious faith and health. Interweaving research with theory, the contributions deal with both general and special populations, clinical applications and research questions. Themes include religious involvement and mortality, forgiveness, responses of cancer and AIDS patients, healing and rehabilitation medicine. The editors conclude with an overview that shows the way forward in this rich area of scientific investigation.