For your first written assignment, you must find one real life example (from the Internet) of a contemporary form of religious or spiritual healing and interpret it through the main frameworks of Module One (premodern, modern and postmodern) and particularly through Marty’s 4 categories.
For instance, one real life example is: http://www.pranichealingcentralflorida.com (Links to an external site.) Another would be https://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=97219 (Links to an external site.)
First, describe your example. What kind of center is it? Is it a traditional religious institution or a non-traditional spiritual space? Is it a secular space with a spiritual component? What kind of services does it offer? (This should be a short section that does not simply repeat what is on the website but summarizes it)
Second, analyze your example:
What characteristics does it have? Do they fit in with the premodern, modern or postmodern?
How does it talk about health and healing?
Pay attention to both the ways it confirms and conflicts with Marty’s framework. Does your example support or contradict Marty’s four categories? Does it completely fit into one of the categories or are there aspects that crossover into another category? What else might your example suggest about the relationship between religion, spirituality and healing in postmodernity?
