Books and major articles referred to either directly in the text, or used as general resource material. Divided into books and published articles, each arranged in alphabetical order of the first author.

BOOKS

Is Religion good for your health?  by Harold G. KOENIG
Published in 1997 in New York by The Haworth Pastoral Press ISBN 0-7890-0229-9
A short and “chatty” book about research (mainly in America) in the area of the effect of religion on health.

Faith and Health,  edited by Thomas G. PLANTE and Allen C. SHERMAN.
Published in 2001, in New York by The Guilford Press. ISBN 1-57230-682-3
This is a book about the American experiences – mainly in the field of psychology - about the effect of faith and religious practice on health. There are a wealth of contributors and a detailed exposition of the research base in this area.

Wholistic Health  (A Whole-Person Approach to Primary Health Care) by Donald A. TUBESING. Published in 1979 in New York by the Human Sciences Press. ISBN 0-87705-370-7

Intoxicated by my illness by Anatole Broyard. Published in 1992 by Ballantine books. ISBN 0-449-90834-8

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