Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
6-1-1933
Document Type
Article
Keywords
patient, sick room, contagion, disease, dying, faith, minister
Abstract
Disease, that indefinable, inexplicable foe the mind and body, has challenged the thought and faith of humanity since the beginning of time. The mysteriousness of its origin, the uncertainty of its outcome, the destructive result of its ravages - these are the factors that have led men to question the ways of God. It has driven men, through fear and apprehension, into every kind of superstitious practise, secret cults, charms and magic potions, votive offering or weary pilgrimages, in a pathetic attempt to appease angry spirits, to ward off noxious influences, or to counteract unknown evils.
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Earl, Robert
(1933)
"The Minister in the Sick-room;,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 4, Article 63.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol4/iss1/63
