Healing Mission : The Catholic Church in the Era of Global Public Health / Branka Gabric and Stefan Hofmann (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gabric, Branka, editor.

Hofmann, Stefan, editor.

Series:

Weltkirche und Mission.

Weltkirche und Mission

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Health--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Regensburg : Verlag Friedrich Pustet, [2023]

Summary:

Theological studies on bioethical and medical issues are most often concentrated on individual health issues. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the extent of interconnectedness between peoples and nations, and its impact on the physical and mental health of individuals, groups, and nations. Despite numerous studies on the ethical, social, and medical challenges of this pandemic, there is still a considerable gap regarding the need to consider the role of the Catholic Church in the context of public and global health. The contributions of this book provide resourceful materials for the reflection coming from medical, global health, moral theological, bioethical, mission-theological perspectives, and from the perspective of pastoral care of health.

Contents:

Cover

Titel

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

I. Health from a Theological and Anthropological Perspective

Understanding the Healing Mission of the Church. Theological Foundations and Contemporary Global Health Challenges

Health, Healing, and Christian Spirituality. Basic Aspects of Christian Anthropology

Religious Community and Human Flourishing

Global Public Health and the Catholic Church

II. Some Challenges in Public and Global Health

Social Determinants of Health in the WHO European Region

Importance of Food Insecurity Prevention in the Early Infancy

The Chinese Holistic Concept of Health and Its Resonance in the Healing Mission of the Church

III. Interconnections and Global Health

German Engagement for Global Health in the Context of Global Cooperation

Development of the Attat Integrated Health Project in Ethiopia

Caring for a "Shared House" and the Emergence of the One Health Approach

IV. Questions of Ethics and Responsibility

Equity, Justice and Responsibility in the Perspective of Global Health

Health for All. The Ethical Foundations of Global Health Concepts from the Perspective of a Theology of Justification and Responsibility

The Mission and the Responsibility of the Church for Global Public Health

V. Multiple Levels of Engagement

A Church of Healing

The Role of the Church at a Local Level. The Experience in Uganda

Mission of the Church as a Provider of Institutions in National Public Health Systems

Mission of the Church in Advocacy for Global Public Health

Abbreviations of Catholic Church Documents

Index of Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783791774657

3791774654