Prayer & Modern Medicine

Series Overview

For generations, well-intentioned believers have wrestled with the false dichotomy between physical medicine and supernatural prayer. This four-part series provides pastors, caregivers, physicians, and suffering saints with a rigorous, reassuring biblical foundation.

Parts in this Series

1. The Theology of Medicine and Human Care How Christian hospitals and monastic medicine transformed human history.
2. What Is the Relationship Between Prayer and Medicine? Primary causes, secondary means, and praying before surgery.
3. Should Christians Seek Medical Treatment? Examining Luke the Physician, Paul’s advice to Timothy, and Hezekiah’s poultice.
4. Liturgies and Prayers for the Hospital Bedside Pastoral prayers for pre-op, chemotherapy infusions, and palliative care.