#165 – Lessons from the global church – health & healing 🗓
With Dr Daniel O'Neill
With the globalization of the church, a missional theology has emerged which addresses the universal quest for health and wholeness in various contexts of suffering and affliction. The spread of Christianity, particularly as it is occurring in the global South, has led to a fuller view of God, human health, and the church’s role in health and healing. The splendor of the nations which are brought into the repository of this kingdom includes the sanctified healing practices of the nations.
Exploring perspectives from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, we will try to how we can see that as each culture and tradition interacts, not only is there mutual learning and correction of limited views, but a more comprehensive understanding of the God who heals and a more effective call of his people to actively participate in that healing for the nations.
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Recommended websites:
- Christian Journal for Global Health - A scholarly, open-access journal on global health from a Christian perspective
- Lausanne Global Classroom - Health for all Nations
- Health for All Nations
Recommended articles:
- O’Neill, Daniel. Toward a fuller view: the effect of globalized theology on an understanding of health and healing. Missiology: An International Review. 45(2), May 2017.
- O’Neill, D. W. (2023). Healing as God’s Intention for Ministers of Reconciliation. International Bulletin of Mission Research, 47(3), 405–415.
- Asamoah-Gyadu, J. K. (2021). Divine Epidemiologists: Christianity, Faith, and Public Health in Africa, 1918–2021. International Bulletin of Mission Research, 45(4), 330–345.
Dr Daniel O'Neill
Daniel O’Neill, MD, MTh is founder and managing editor of Christian Journal for Global Health, a scholarly multi-disciplinary journal. He is a writer and co-editor of the book All Creation Groans: Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health (2021). He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He co-designed the Guide to Excellence in Evidence for Faith Groups from the Joint Learning Initiative for Faith and Local Communities, and leads the multi-faith Evidence Working Group of the Moral and Spiritual Imperative convened by the World Bank.
