Should Christian Global Health Be Distinctive? A Reflection

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
Subjects:
Global health
humanitarianism
Jacques Ellul
Christian global health
Online Access:http://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/74/228
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humanitarianism
Jacques Ellul
Christian global health
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title Should Christian Global Health Be Distinctive? A Reflection
title_short Should Christian Global Health Be Distinctive? A Reflection
title_full Should Christian Global Health Be Distinctive? A Reflection
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publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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.
topic Global health
humanitarianism
Jacques Ellul
Christian global health
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