RT Journal
T1 THe errors of mind-healing.
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1909
FD August 14
VO LIII
IS 7
SP 586
OP 586
DO 10.1001/jama.1909.02550070090026
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.02550070090026
AB Dr. Willman, with the praiseworthy intention of setting forth, as he says, the view that the physician can and must take of the Scriptural records of miracles, argues to show that there is nothing in common between those miracles and the modern use of hypnotism, suggestion, faith healing, etc. Accepting the accuracy of the records, which a believer in Christianity is obliged to do, he seems to us to be on the right track. There are some clergymen and critics who attempt to reconcile the New Testament miracles with modern science and account for them as far as they can by known phenomena. Dr. Willman shows the fallacy of this and makes it clear that their only alternative to accepting the Biblical statements is to doubt the records. In the latter part of his book he takes up modern faith healing, Eddyism, Dowieism, etc., and shows up the commercial spirit