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The course of God's providence : religion, health, and the body in early America / Philippa Koch.

Author/creator Koch, Philippa author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiv, 265 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series North American religions
North American religions. ^A1144949
Abstract "This book tells the story of religion and medicine in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. It rejects simplistic frameworks of secularization and enlightenment and emphasizes, instead, continuing and powerful Protestant ideas of God's oversight in shaping and motivating human activity in the realms of narrative, medicine, missions, charity, and maternity"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Koch, Philippa, The course of God's providence New York : New York University Press, 2021. 9781479806720
Genre/formChurch history.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020033224
ISBN9781479806683
ISBN1479806684 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book other

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