Candy gunther brown, professor of religious studies at indiana university, is the author of several books including the word in the world and the healing gods. Evangelical writing, publishing, and reading in america, 17891880, and more on. Most people assume that, despite roots in hinduism, buddhism, and other religious and spiritual traditions, only. While they are commonly assumed to be secular educational tools, candy gunther brown asks whether religion is truly left out of the equation in the context of publicschool. Candy gunther brown is professor of religious studies at indiana university and author or editor of six books, including testing prayer. More and more christians and even evangelical pastors believe that inherently spiritual activities from other religions and even the occult can be put into a pseudorational centrifuge where the supposed benefits of these activities can be separated from. Its founder, daniel david palmer 184519, was a practicing mesmerist and spiritualist who attributed his discovery of chiropractic in 1895 to communications from the disembodied spirit of a deceased physician. Candy gunther brown, professor of religious studies at indiana university, provides a critical view of cam based within the discipline of religious studies.
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Brown is the author of debating yoga and mindfulness. In this episode of new books in law siobhan talks with candy gunther brown about her book debating yoga and mindfulness in public schools. Professor candy gunther brown discusses the brand extension of yoga into socalled christian yoga in her blog post at psychology today. This chapter questions the supposition that secular mindfulness programs teach a purely secular, universal technique.
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