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Health, healing and the church's mission [electronic resource] : biblical perspectives and moral priorities / Willard M. Swartley.

By: Publication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2012Description: 1 online resource (268 p.) illContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781461942313 (electronic bk.)
  • 1461942314 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health, healing and the church's mission.DDC classification:
  • 261.8/321 23
LOC classification:
  • BT732 .S925 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Healing -- Seven theses: from scripture to today -- Healing in the Old Testament -- Healing in the New Testament and the church's practice -- Biblical theological analysis of healing -- Church as healing community -- Health care: moral-theological perspectives -- Health and health care in Biblical-theological perspective -- Biblical and theological foundations of health care through mutual aid -- Health care in Christian history and mission -- Disability, God's two hands of love: internal care, external witness -- From present systems to new paradigms -- Health care reform: evaluation and prospects -- From high-tech and triage to shalom and service -- Living toward sustainable health care -- Mennonites, brethren and related groups in mission and medicine -- Center for Healing and Hope.
Summary: Swartley draws together biblical, historical and moral perspectives to help all Christians, including those in health care professions, respond to our current health care challenges. His conclusions will encourage, enlighten and quite possibly, surprise readers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-257) and indexes.

Healing -- Seven theses: from scripture to today -- Healing in the Old Testament -- Healing in the New Testament and the church's practice -- Biblical theological analysis of healing -- Church as healing community -- Health care: moral-theological perspectives -- Health and health care in Biblical-theological perspective -- Biblical and theological foundations of health care through mutual aid -- Health care in Christian history and mission -- Disability, God's two hands of love: internal care, external witness -- From present systems to new paradigms -- Health care reform: evaluation and prospects -- From high-tech and triage to shalom and service -- Living toward sustainable health care -- Mennonites, brethren and related groups in mission and medicine -- Center for Healing and Hope.

Swartley draws together biblical, historical and moral perspectives to help all Christians, including those in health care professions, respond to our current health care challenges. His conclusions will encourage, enlighten and quite possibly, surprise readers.

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