Health, Healing and the Church's Mission: Biblical Perspectives and Moral Priorities Anabaptist Volume 49 in the Studies

Volume 49 in the Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History Series

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Health, Healing and the Church's Mission: Biblical Perspectives and Moral Priorities Anabaptist Volume 49 in the StudiesBeginning with in depth studies of Old and New Testament understandings of healing, the book surveys three millennia of biblical and theological teaching and practice in congregational life and mission. Along the way Swartley uncovers how Christians have understood the role of the church and other institutions in providing health and healing. The book concludes with an attempt to synthesize these biblical, historical and moral perspectives to help all