Should Christian Global Health Be Distinctive? A Reflection

Christian global health is often seen as the overlap of global health activities with Christian motivations, sometimes including evangelism. But is there anything distinctive about Christian global health? Drawing on the insights of Jacques Ellul, this article proposes how Christian global health co...

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Main Author: Raymond Downing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health for All Nations 2015-01-01
Series:Christian Journal for Global Health
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Online Access:http://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/74/228
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Summary:Christian global health is often seen as the overlap of global health activities with Christian motivations, sometimes including evangelism. But is there anything distinctive about Christian global health? Drawing on the insights of Jacques Ellul, this article proposes how Christian global health could be qualitatively different from humanitarian global health.
ISSN:2167-2415