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Healing Touch: The Church's Forgotten Language » (1st ed)

Book cover image of Healing Touch: The Church's Forgotten Language by Zach Thomas

Authors: Zach Thomas
ISBN-13: 9780664251871, ISBN-10: 0664251870
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing
Date Published: June 1994
Edition: 1st ed

Author Biography: Zach Thomas

Book Synopsis

This helpful book shows how clergy, friends, and congregations can reclaim the ancient practice of healing touch. Presents biblical principles that encourage wholesome behavior and protect against unhealthy touch.

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Touch in Western Healing Traditions
1	Called and Created to Touch	3
2	The Role of Touch in the Mind/Body Split	25
3	The Language of Healing Touch	43
Pt. 2	Touch in Modern Ministry
4	The Intention of Touch in Pastoral Care	61
5	Expectations and Settings of Touch	74
6	Healing Touch in Worship	92
	Epilogue	107
	Appendix A. Reflections Sheets	109
	Appendix B. Examples of Ministries with Bodywork Therapy	113
	Notes	119
	Bibliography and Resources	133
	Index	141