Caring Cultures: How Congregations Respond to the Sick

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Caring Cultures µ Caring Cultures How Congregations Respond to the Sick Susan J. Dunlap Baylor University Press © 2009 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Nicole Weaver, Zeal Design Cover art based on Peace Wall by Jane Golden and Peter Pagast, ©1998 City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Mural photo by Jack Ramsdale. Used by permission. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dunlap, Susan J., 1956Caring cultures : how congregations respond to the sick / Susan J. Dunlap. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-932792-87-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Church work with the sick--North Carolina--Durham. 2. Church work with the sick--North Carolina. 3. Care of the sick--North Carolina--Durham. 4. Care of the sick--North Carolina. 5. Care of the sick--Religious aspects--Christianity. 6. Religious gatherings--Christianity. I. Title. BV4460.D86 2009 259’.409756563--dc22 2009003947 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. This book is dedicated to my parents, Harold and Jean ...