As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now [Hardcover]

W. David Hager (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998

During his life on earth, Jesus consistently ignored tradition and social correctness in order to minister to women in their physical, emotional, and spiritual brokenness. In this intriguing book, a nationally-known OB/GYN relates biblical accounts of Chr

Product Details

• Hardcover: 187 pages
• Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800717511
• ISBN-13: 978-0800717513
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,849,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is a bad prescription for women's health, May 12, 2005

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Robin Orlowski "political activist" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now (Hardcover)

Even by the current administration's 'standards' of compassion, I am amazed that Hager honestly believes in the ideas which are found in this book for general medical practice. Prayer in addition to other treatments is one thing, but to proclaim that prayer itself is supposed to cure women is scary stuff.

Honestly, the first time I attempted to read through this title, I believed that it was a joke. I was concerned when I subsequently learned this was an administration pick for the advisory committee on reproductive health drugs for the Food and Drug Administration. This quack is actually in a prominent position to affect the well-being of myself and many other women in America.

I am concerned that the Bush administration takes such an approach to women's health, but (tellingly) feels that conventional medicine is good enough for men. If the faith based perspective in this book was good enough to apply to women's bodies, Hager ought to be applying the same standard to men.

Hager's very selective ideas of what is 'good treatment' reveal this doctor ultimately prescribes a bad prescription. Hager pointedly markets himself as a Christian physician, but since most of the Christians I am friends with also strike a balance between their own religious practice and the personal conscience and health of others, I am honestly not sure what to categorize him as.

He does not want to acknowledge that his particular brand of Christianity does not work for every person, and could even be medically inappropriate as a treatment itself in some cases which are ironically described in this book.

Still, this book does have some redemptive value. Give it to a medical student/doctor to encourage their serious practice of medicine while reminding them of what a good doctor ultimately is NOT.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quack and Hypocrite, May 14, 2005

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Captain Video (Morehead, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now (Hardcover)

This quack played an important role in preventing women from being able to buy the morning after pill without a prescription.

It turns out that, according to his former wife, he is also an anal rapist. That's how he cares for women.

The fact that the Bush administration is willing to appoint quacks and hypocrites like this to important decision making positions demonstrate just how sick and perverted this administration is.

Whenever religion and politics are mixed, the result is detrimental to both.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Satire!, May 23, 2005

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jamian (Duluth, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now (Hardcover)

A work of comic genius. I assume that this book is a product of those zany minds that bring us The Onion and The Harvard Lampoon. This one really skewers the Religious Right and their attitudes towards women. My only criticism is that some points that the "Dr." makes are a little to extreme to be believed. The key to great satire, as I understand it, is to walk right up to the edge of incredulity without going over it. Some of the positions taken in this book are pure lunacy.