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Journal of Religion and Health Volume 42, Number 1 Spring 2003 Editorial by David Leeming Rabbinic-Psychological Interventions in Cases of Pathological Guilt by Naphtali Bar-Ilan and Seymour Hoffman Discerning the Behavior of the Suicide Bomber: The Role of Vengeance by John Rosenberger Ritual in Western Medicine and Its Role in Placebo Healing by John S. Welch Exploring the “New” Frontier of Spirituality in Health Care: Identifying the Dangers by Robert Connelly and Kathleen Light Religiosity and HIV Risk Behavior Involvement Among “At Risk” Women by Kirk W. Elifson, Hugh Klein, and Claire E. Sterk Religion, Death Attitudes, and Belief in Afterlife in the Elderly: Untangling the Relationships by Marc Falkenhain and Paul J. Handal Reviews: Books, Art Journal of Religion and Health Volume 42, Number 2 Summer 2003 99 Editorial by David Leeming 101 Religion and Sexuality: The Perversion of a Natural Marriage by David Leeming Spider Coming Down by Jake Page Images of the Abyss by Kathryn Wood Madden Reflections on a Vision by William C. Noble A Meditation on Mary, Mother of God by Chloe Breyer The Relationship Between Religion, Spirituality, Psychological Adjustment, and Quality of Life Among People with Multiple Sclerosis by Jenny Makros and Marita McCabe 161 Reviews: Books, Art Journal of Religion and Health Volume 42, Number 3 Fall 2003 179 Editorial by David Leeming 181 Finding God in the Silence: Contemplative Prayer and Therapy by Piotr Rajski 191 The Role of Small and Medium-Sized African-American Churches in Promoting Healthy Life Styles. by Donnie W. Watson, Lorrie Bisesi, Susan Tanamly, Tiffanie Sim, Cheryl A. Branch, and Eugene Williams III Subjective Experiences of Prayer Among Women Who Care for Children with HIV by T. Anne Richards, Judith Wrubel, Jenna Grant, and Susan Folkman Spirituality and Trauma: The Role of Clergy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Judith A. Sigmund Abandonment, Religion, and Male Melancholia: A Psychoanalytic Study of Archpriest Avvakum’s Religious Autobiography by Nathan Steven Carlin Choosing to Suffer: Reflections on an Enigma by Allan S. Berger Reviews: Books, Art Call for Papers—Metamorphosis: Conflict and Transformation Journal of Religion and Health Volume 42, Number 4 Winter 2003 Editorial by David Leeming A Commencement Charge to Therapists of Psyche and Soul by Kathryn Madden How Does Change Occur Within the Psychoanalytic Encounter? by James L. Fosshage Religion, Spirituality, and Health Service Use by Older Hospitalized Patients by Harold G. Koenig, Linda K. George, Patricia Titus, and Keith G. Meador Religion, Spirituality, and Alternative Health Practices: The Baby Boomer and Cold War Cohorts by Jean-Anne Sutherland, Margaret M. Poloma, and Brian F. Pendleton Facing Up to Hopelessness: A Dialogal Phenomenological Study by Brittney Beck, Steen Halling, Marie McNabb, Daniel Miller, Jan O. Rowe, and Jennifer Schulz Reviews: Books The Interfaith Center of New York: Schedule of Events