HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH AND HEALING
By Dr. Andrew Fergusson
CMF (Christian Medical Fellowship). 168 pages. £10.00
ISBN 0 906747 34 1
This attractively-presented book is described as an attempt to bridge the gap between the Christian doctor and the Christian who prays for healing. The author was a GP for 12 years, and then worked with CMF before becoming chairman of the Acorn Christian Foundation. He also works with CARE and other key organisations. He writes for health professionals and anyone interested in health and healing.
The ‘hard questions’ head each new section, and the answers are carefully biblical. His wide experience, and that of other doctors whom he quotes, add greatly to the book’s value. Some stories from the author’s own life seem oddly out of place. He covers a huge area and there is much compression. He discusses the mystery of suffering in illness, the meaning of health itself and many related matters. On the demonic, he believes it is only rarely part of illness.
