Subject Guide: Healing Ministry
Topic Overview
These guides suggest books, articles, and dissertations that provide an overview of the topic. Guides also contain sources covering background information for your research papers in this subject. Recommendations are organized in the left-hand sidebar.
Recommended Books

Francis MacNutt, PhD Theology
This is a bestselling book that provides a context to understand healing from the perspective of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. It covers topics including the basis of the healing ministry, kinds of healing, and scientific inquiries into the healing power of prayer.


Candy Gunther Brown
ProQuest Ebook Central. Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity is a global phenomenon that comprises a quarter of the world’s two billion Christians and is growing rapidly. Contrary to popular stereotypes of flamboyant, fraudulent, anti-medical “faith healing” televangelists who preach a materialistic, “health and wealth” gospel, handle serpents, or sensationally “exorcize” demons, this book offers a more nuanced portrait.
Recommended Journal Articles

Recommended Dissertations

Mary Ann Blaszko Helming
PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration in Arts and Sciences and a Specialization in Nursing Science and Spirituality at Union Institute and University

Timothy P. Westrom
Doctor of Ministry at Regent University

Timothy J. Stark
Masters of Divinity at Regent University

Recommended Popular Books (non-academic)

Jack W. Hayford, Founder of King's University
Written from a Pentecostal/Charismatic viewpoint, these interactive studies offer a thorough and balanced understanding of key themes of the Bible.