See Eric Caplan's excellent (but poorly-titled) book _Mind Games_ for a history of Mary Baker Eddy's "Christian Science," and other associated "mind cures." The most interesting thing you'll discover is that "psychotherapy," as we know it in the US, grew not so much out of Freud's visit to America in 1909 as it did from the earlier and now-mostly-forgotten "Emmanuel Movement," led by a Boston Episcopal minister named Elwood Worcester, who had previously studied with Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig. The Movement was a fascinating, if short-lived, collaboration among clergy, neurologists, physicians and, of course, William James.
Best, Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2013-09-11, at 10:46 AM, "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Christian Science denomination?Should I assume thats its tenets have a > scientific foundation > with an occasional hint of a deus ex machina? > michael > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=27729 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-27729-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=27736 or send a blank email to leave-27736-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
