Re-Visioning the Mission of Health: A Global Invitation to Heal and Thrive in Crisis - Paperback

by Kirsteen Kim (Volume Editor), Alexia Salvatierra (Volume Editor), David Nyansah Hayfron (Volume Editor)

This volume is a global, multidisciplinary exploration of the church's mission of creating healthy individuals, families, communities and societies. Following the healing ministry of Jesus, Christians have assumed the availability of divine healing and spiritual well-being, internally and interpersonally. Contributors analyze diverse ministries of health and healing, from around the world and throughout the ages, through historical, theological, and practical lenses. These include desert monasteries; medieval hospices, and shrines; modern "medical missions"; "Christian health services"; contemporary psychological therapies; and Christian healers, who may use traditional medicines and reject biomedical intervention. This research shows how healing is integral to Christian faith and mission.

Author Biography

Kirsteen Kim is the Paul E. Pierson Professor of World Christianity and Associate Dean for the Center for Missiological at Fuller Seminary, California. She has also lived and worked in her native UK, in South Korea, and in India. She has many books and articles to her name and was recently the lead editor of The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies. Alexia Salvatierra is Academic Dean for Centro Latino and Associate Professor of Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Seminary in California. She is internationally known for her church and community leadership and has recently co-authored Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities. David Nyansah Hayfron received his PhD from Fuller Seminary in 2024. He is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and also of the Akrofi Christaller Institute in his native Ghana. He is a qualified pharmacist and an ordained minister in the Church of Pentecost.