Argues for the inclusion of Christian Religious Healing in the course of medical treatments, comparing ancient Pagan medicine and early Christian healing. Contents: Primitive conceptions of disease and death; Primitive doctor; Ancient civilizations of the Sumerians, Babylonians and the Assyrians in relationship with the art of healing; Healing methods of the Egyptians and the Persians; Healing methods of the Greeks: sacerdotal and scientific; Healing methods of the Romans until the time of Jesus Christ; Healing methods of the Jews until the time of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ and healing; Healing in the Christian Church in the time of the Reformation; Physical healing to the Renaissance period; Physical healing from the Renaissance to modern times; Mental healing: the growth of scientific explanation; Spiritual healing from the Renaissance to the present day; Health, healing and healers.