Sent to Heal!: Emergence and Development of Medical Missions - Softcover

Grundmann, Christoffer H.

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9780761833208: Sent to Heal!: Emergence and Development of Medical Missions
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ISBN 10: 076183320X ISBN 13: 9780761833208
Publisher: University Press of America, 2005

Synopsis

Sent to Heal! traces the development of medical missions, one of the most intriguing, complex, and controversial phenomena in the history of the encounter of Western and Non-Western cultures promoted by Christianity. This groundbreaking study surveys the missions from their earliest beginnings in the 15th century until the turn of the twentieth century. Sent to Heal! is a defining reference work on the philosophical, theological, missiological, and scientific aspects of medical missions. An extensive bibliography is included.

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About the Author

Christoffer H. Grundmann is John R. Eckrich University Professor in Religion and the Healing Arts at Valparaiso University, Indiana. Professor Grundmann holds a couple of Doctor of Theology from the University of Hamburg, Germany.

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Publisher
University Press of America
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
076183320X
ISBN 13 
9780761833208
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
392
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