Religion, Health, and Medicine

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How do religion and medicine overlap? How does religion influence people’s ideas about what is healthy and when to get treatment? What are the religious and spiritual roots of many alternative medicine practices and other spiritual approaches to health and wellness? Examine important topics related to religion, health, medicine, and morality in the United States. We will focus on current issues such as abortion, vaccines, alternative medicine, and medical freedom, by learning about their histories and thinking about different religious traditions.