The Church's Healing Ministry

Healing is a fundamental aspect of Christian ministry, reaching into every area of personal and public life. This exploration from a leading Christian ethicist considers healing’s many different dimensions, from biblical notions of health and wholeness to physical healing, emotional health and counselling, social justice and environmental health.

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Healing is one of the fundamental aspects of Christian ministry, reaching into every area of personal and public life. Leading ethicist David Atkinson asks whether suffering can ever be creative and explores how today's conversations between theology, psychology and medical science are shaping our understanding of healing.

He offers a practical and pastoral theology that embraces healing's different dimensions, from the biblical notion of health and wholeness, to healing in relation to sickness and disease, environmental health, emotional health, and pastoral care and counselling.