Faith Beyond Faith Healing

What happens to one's belief in God when faith healing fails? A journalist looks at faith healing, and discovers that the absence of a healing miracle does not always mean the absence of God.

This book explores both sides of the issue of faith healing.

That prayers are answered nearly all the human race believe. But the subject has been beclouded and often made ridiculous by inconsistent superstitions. This book is a modest attempt to clear up some of the errors. Its record is as accurate as impartial observation can make it. God is not bribed. Laziness cannot bargain with him. But the prayers of the righteous and of repentant sinners availeth much. Desired ends are gained by prayer which cannot be gained by any other method. The daily experiences of devout persons establish that fact conclusively. The reasons and the methods which produce the results seem hidden, and they often bewilder the investigator. God's thoughts are far above our thoughts. But we can trust our daily experience far enough to retain our confidence in the potency of prayer. It is, therefore, a profitable and comforting study.

Exposes the pretension and fraud that surrounds the faith healer business, revealing how alleged faith healers prey on the insecurities and vulnerabilities of the people they preach to.

Examining the phenomenon of faith healing through the lens of Christian Science and similar practices, this book offers a critical analysis of the intersection of spirituality and physical healing. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples, Buckley challenges popular ideas about the power of prayer and faith in curing illness. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

BEYOND BELIEF: The Miraculous Healing of a Sinning Community will enable you to understand the grace and mercy of God. It will reveal the operation of Divine wisdom in your life. The Word of God is very clear about the way Christians are to conduct themselves in their dealings with others. Pastors and other men and women of God know that they have to operate on the principles set by Christ Jesus. The author remarkably shows how the Lord God used ordinary people, the youth and traditional rulers to bring redemption to a sinning community.