The medical captivity of religion and health

Uses actual hospital-based experiences to draw attention to and illustrate how modern chaplaincy may fall into forms of paternalism and iatrogenesis. Notes particularly how high tech iatrogenesis and high touch chaplaincy may interact in counterproductive ways. Opines that the church once again needs a revisioning of health which is based on theological notions of the church as sustaining community and as a school for empowerment.