The Medical Theology and Religious Medicine Project
The Medical Theology and Religious Medicine Project is a collaborative initiative led by researchers, physicians, and psychologists, dedicated to exploring the intersection between religious healing practices and biomedicine in order to gain a deeper and more specialized understanding of their connections and difference
Welcome to the Medical Theology and Religious Medicine Project
The history of religious medicine reveals a long tradition of faith-based healing practices. The history of religious medicine reveals a long tradition of healing practices based on beliefs. In ancient civilizations, healing was intertwined with religious beliefs, rituals, and divine interventions as tools of care. In modern health practices, the use of religious medicine is seeking renewed recognition based on scientific evidence. This does not exclude the need for a renewed theological framework for religious medicine.
Ethnography of Religious Healing
Ethnographic studies of religious healing focus on the cultural expressions of spiritual health across different societies:
Indigenous traditions and spiritual healers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia use rituals, chants, and natural remedies.
Christianity: In many faith communities, healing is carried out through prayer and the divine presence.
This intercultural and historical analysis enriches medical theology, revealing how deeply health has always been connected to faith and ritual, while also emphasizing the need to differentiate the practices and purposes of the various religions involved in the healing process.