#219 Making all things new 🗓
With Dr Daniel O'Neill
In the biblical story line, there is a vivid contrast between good news and bad news, between life and death, between good and evil. From the very beginning humanity is presented with the options of blessings and curses, of choosing life or death.
Yet most of us live on the spectrum. In the context of healthcare, we must face both and navigate the spectrum toward the renewal of all things. We will present a missiological healthcare framework in which we can labour toward renewal through understanding pathology, presence, practice with patience, partnerships, purging, power, and peace until parousia (the return).
Further resources:
- Christian Journal for Global Health
- O'Neill, D. W., & Snodderly, E. (Eds.) (2021). All Creation Groans:Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health. Eugene, OR: Pickwick.
- O’Neill, Daniel, The Church as a Refuge and Christ’s Healing Work in the Middle East. In Practicing Hope: Missions in Global Context, eds. Jerry M. Ireland and Michelle L. K. Raven. William Carey Library.2020-05-19
- O’Neill, D. W. (2023). Healing as God’s Intention for Ministers of Reconciliation. International Bulletin of Mission Research, 47(3), 405-415.
- Bruchner, James. (2012) Healthy Human Life: A Biblical Witness. (Eugene, OR: Cascade)
- Suleiman, S., Nance, M., & O'Neill, D. (2018). A localized home-based health care delivery model for refugees in Jordan. Christian Journal For Global Health, 5(2), 29-36.
Dr Daniel O'Neill
Daniel O’Neill, MD, MTh is a physician-theologian and managing editor of Christian Journal for Global Health, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and holds a master’s degree in biblical & theological studies from Bethel Seminary. He has served on health and development projects among impoverished or displaced populations. He is a co-founder of Health for All Nations and author and co-editor of the book All Creation Groans: Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health.
