Jonathan D. Riddle

Historian of medicine & religion | Health humanities coordinator

Book mss: The Gospel of Health: How Science, Religion, & Capitalism Shaped Wellness in the US

[Jonathan D. Riddle @jonathandriddle]

I really appreciated the chance to think about COVID-19 in historical context with @ProfWehrman @AishahScott and Nancy Tomes last year.

Check out the published version of our roundtable in @faithandhistory here: https://t.co/R1qxa03HLI

[Jessica Hooten Wilson @HootenWilson]

While the book sounds smarter than me, I'm so grateful for a colleague that cares about peace-making in our fractured time. https://t.co/eUrLRm35cp

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@p_emory @Current_Pub1 Thanks, Paul!

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My first review for @Current_Pub1!

TL;DR: Americans have long worried that advances in medicine require retreats in humanity. This book is about another episode in that history, focusing on a curriculum designed to help doctors see the whole patient. https://t.co/1Gruyh0yUa

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@DrCLittlefield Thank you!

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I’ve been working on this for several years, so I’m thrilled to announce that Pepperdine University will offer a minor in health humanities beginning in fall 2025!

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@jimdowns1 Thank you!

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@Skylar__Ray @BaylorHistory Congratulations! Every year I have students who want to research religion and mental health and who, therefore, need your book!

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@NotDerekEstes Thanks for helping make it a reality, Derek!

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@JamesCUngureanu Agreed! I'm just trying to add one data point to this encouraging graph.

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@heathwcarter Thank you!

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Do I know anyone with Princeton University Library credentials who would be willing to share an item with me? #twitterstorians

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@AntiquatedMeds @JAAHistory @katolivarius That's big! Congratulations!

[Bob Elder @southernphd]

Adina is a Baylor PhD, and she and Sam went to our church here in Waco before moving to MN so she could take a job at her alma mater. Even if they weren't wonderful people, which they are, they would deserve any small thing we can do for them right now.

[Jonathan D. Riddle @jonathandriddle]

@adinadotkelley I'm so very sorry, Adina. I'll be adding my prayers for you and your family.

[Jonathan D. Riddle @jonathandriddle]

@JLWeisenfeld @NYUpress Congratulations!

[Adina Kelley @adinadotkelley]

My family and I are facing a tough season. Please consider sharing 💜 https://t.co/TcAeMjBZ0C

[Paul Putz @p_emory]

Adina and I were part of the same cohort of history PhD students at Baylor. She was an incredible colleague and friend to everyone in the program, always full of encouragement and support.

Please read and consider supporting her and her family at this time if you're able

[Jonathan D. Riddle @jonathandriddle]

Good news #histmed : As of this summer, Rosenberg's *The Cholera Years* is now an audiobook, and you can buy it for $5.99.
https://t.co/5WpComK0Tv

[Jonathan D. Riddle @jonathandriddle]

@HootenWilson I would work slowly enough to know that the footnote is *just right.*

[Jonathan D. Riddle @jonathandriddle]

@nickphistory @camericanist Great news! Congratulations, Nick!