The title refers to a Viennese plague column from the 17th century, in which the bubonic plague is represented as a witch;
the victory over disease is imagined as the conquering of an unruly and malignant femininity.
The sick did not have to wait for the consummation of the Kingdom before God's
victory over disease could be manifested in them.
The elite gave us so much that the non-thinkers can attribute to their god (small g intentional), such as the mentioned
victory over diseases.
Not exact matches
There is no way to prove, historically, that where the church has been equally vigorous in preaching the word and celebrating the sacraments, there Christ has been powerfully present, demonstrating his
victory over death,
disease, and evil.
In medicine,
victory Over all the major
diseases appears not too distant, and the replacement of organs, including
diseased hearts, has been predicted.
The history of humanity is, in part, a history of human
victories over «nature», of
disease being eradicated and deserts made to bloom.
George and his co-authors propose moving toward different types of metaphors — those that encourage use of words like «slow» or «postpone» rather than «prevent» or «cure,» and emphasize building «resilience» to aging processes in the brain rather than aiming at «absolute
victory»
over a
disease.