Christian Global Health in Perspective: A Guide to Healing and Wholeness in Missions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1645085643 ISBN 13: 9781645085645

Publisher: William Carey Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Healing the Nations. Restoring Shalom.

The world is grappling with complex health challenges and disparities, forcing us to confront many pressing questions. How do Christians understand and practice healthcare? What is the biblical view of health and healing? This workbook unravels these queries, offering deep insights into the Christian approach to global health issues. 

Christian Global Health in Perspective delves into the biblical foundations of health, historical perspectives of Christian medical missions, and strategies for integrating faith with modern healthcare. Health is wholeness in body, mind, and spirit. The authors, seasoned experts in theology and medicine, guide readers through an exploration of how the church can innovatively respond to current global health concerns. 

This resource is essential for healthcare professionals, church leaders, development workers, and anyone interested in the intersection of faith and health. Reading this book may result in a paradigm shift for some who view remission of disease as the sole focus for healing, when from a biblical perspective, wholeness and shalom form the basis for promoting health. Christian Global Health invites you to join this transformative mission, where faith and healthcare converge for global well-being. 

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About the Authors

Rebecca Meyer (PhD, MSNed, BSN, RN) has been a nurse for over thirty-five years, working in the PICU/CVICU as part of the ECMO Team and Transport Team and as an Educator, Charge Nurse, and Manager. A full-time professor since 2010, she served as the curriculum coordinator and co-author of Christian Global Health in Perspective, part of Health for All Nations. She trains and leads students to serve cross-culturally and integrate their faith with their discipline.

Arnold Gorske (MD, FAAP) is the CEO of Standards of Excellence in Healthcare Missions and the editor for Health Education Program for Developing Communities. He is a member of the CHIM governance team, Best Practices in Global Health Missions Working Group, and various Christian health mission boards. He is part of the HFAN leadership team and served as medical team leader for the International Red Cross in Iraq, followed by over fifty short-term missions to numerous countries worldwide.

Christoffer H. Grundmann (ThD, Dr. Theol. habil) is the John R. Eckrich University Professor in Religion and the Healing Arts at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. He teaches courses on missiology and comparative religions, and his research includes topics related to medical missions, healing, medicine of the person, and corporeality. He has authored numerous publications, including the book Sent to Heal! The Emergence and Development of Medical Missions.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Carey Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1645085643
• ISBN 13: 9781645085645
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Meyer Rebecca