Article May 20, 1961 Issue

Signs of the Times

From an article
in The Church News of
the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

There is increased respect and co-operation among physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists and pastors in treating illnesses and tensions, it was reported by men in these four professional fields at a conference held in Philadelphia. ...

"Doctors, who were once 'pretty hard-boiled about religion,' are now coming around to believe in the miracle of prayer, or at least to understand that a patient has spiritual needs in sickness." This statement was made by Pastor Bernhard, Chairman of the United Lutheran Church on Healing, who spoke out of his own experience with an "all medical" congregation at the Westside Medical Center, Chicago. ...

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