John Martin Littlejohn : a clash of three cultures / Chris Campbell.

  • Campbell, Chris
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[©2020]
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"Born in Glasgow in the mid nineteenth century, John Martin Littlejohn was brought up in a culture which few people in the modern world would recognise. The son of a dedicated Reformed Presbyterian minister, he himself was ordained in Creevagh, Co Monaghan and began his journey in a poor background, progressed through the elite educational establishments of Glasgow and Columbia Universities and on to the world of a college in the rural heart land of America's mid west. A student of Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of Osteopathy, Littlejohn remained steadfast throughout his life to his faith and to the cause of Osteopathy - the philosophy that physicians should focus on treating the disease rather than just the symptoms. He founded the first school of Osteopathy in the United Kingdom in 1917 and although he was described as " a scholar in the best sense of the word, and a man of great intellectual honesty and courage," Littlejohn, came into conflict with ceratin opponents of his views. Meticulously researched, this book attempts a detailed examination of his life and exposes the full truth behind the accusations levelled against him." -- back cover.

Publication/Creation

Cork : Lettertec Publishing, [©2020]

Physical description

649 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

John Martin Littlejohn - a practical covenanter -- Littlejohn's vision -- Clash of three cultures -- Introduction -- Background-1885 -- The Reformed Presbyterian Church -- Family and church background -- Places of interest in the early life of John Martin Littlejohn -- Move to Lorne, Scotland -- Move to Garvagh, County Londonderry, Ireland -- Education in Coleraine -- Both brothers attend Glasgow University -- 1885-1888 -- Return to Garvagh -- Call to Creevagh -- Creevagh background -- Background on financial matters -- Orientation and work in Creevagh -- The Creevagh Missionary Association -- Problems arise in Creevagh -- January 1888-May 1888 -- Summary -- May to October 1888 -- Life in the US from October 1888 until the end of Summer 1889 -- 1889, returns to Glasgow University -- A serious fall, outcome of which is move to USA -- September 1892, travels to the US -- 1892, Columbia College -- Work as a minister in the US -- Summer 1893, trip to Europe and UK -- Liitlejohns D.D. degree -- 1894-1897 -- 1894, Amity College -- 1895, trip to England -- An ideal presented and history repeats itself -- The College Springs and Southwest Railroad company -- 1895, finalises PHD thesis while at Amity -- Late 1896, 1897, starts considering move from Amity -- 1897-1899 -- 1897- Chicago prior to Kirksville -- Move to Kirksville -- Littlejohn, Still, and physiology -- Surgery and osteopathy -- Tragic death of two students -- The agreement -- The good times -- Graduating class comencement exercises, February 1st, 1899 -- Littlejohn's vision and work as dean -- The M.D. osteopathic idea -- Dr. William Smith -- The turning tide -- The tornado -- The A S O to move from Kirksville -- The M. D. O. question comes to a head -- Summary -- Littlejohn's return from summer in England 1899 -- Hildreth the A.A.A.O, and Harry -- C.M.T. Hulett and the M.D.O. -- Changes to the Journal of Osteopathy -- "Something new or nothing at all" -- Hildreth's recall to the A. S. O. -- Hildreth's version of events -- Journal of Osteopathy April 1901 graduating class Feb 1901 class poem -- The seeds of discontent -- The dispute -- Some legal matters, depostitions, and court cases -- Quotes from the deposition -- 1900-1913 -- Move to Chicago, family update -- The American College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery -- The associated colleges -- The Alabama decision and materia medica -- Independent boards -- A word about Hildreth the politician -- The 1906 AOA inspection -- Change of name to Littlejohn College -- Experimenting on animals -- Definition of osteopathy -- Issue of toxicosis -- Replenishing his conscience -- The state board of health -- The Flexner Report -- Further detail on the A.O.A, the A.C.O., the M.D. degree and drugs -- Lake Bluff -- The path to England -- A review -- The case of the mysterious grocery bill -- The Chicago College of Osteopathy -- Littlejohn College was a non-profit institution -- Comment -- JML's career in England -- Badger Hall -- Life in England -- Reverent Doctor William C. Minifie -- Minifie's Canadian and USA fundraising trip 1916 -- Littlejohn and Minifie -- Reverent Minifie, Littlejohn and the International Bible Institute war relief fund -- The International Bible Institute affair -- 1935 House of Lords select committee hearing -- List of degrees and diplomas in chronological order -- The British Medical Associations approach -- Littlejohn's approach -- The destruction of Littlejohn's reputation -- Some additional context -- Jowitt's speech and the Looker students -- Littlejohn and Hall -- The last decade -- A footnote on the B.S.O. -- Littlejohn and his family -- J M Littlejohn's legacy.

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  • 9781912606757
  • 1912606755