Christian Ministry of Healing on its Way to the Year 2000: An Archaeology of Medical Missions

Taking stock of the values and experiences accumulated in the history of medical mission is essential before entering a new millennium. This article offers a terse account of the development of the medical missionary movement viewed from the point of indigenization. In this end phrase of the classic...

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Main Author: Jansen, G. M. 1828-1900 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1995
In: Missiology
Year: 1995, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 295-307
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Summary:Taking stock of the values and experiences accumulated in the history of medical mission is essential before entering a new millennium. This article offers a terse account of the development of the medical missionary movement viewed from the point of indigenization. In this end phrase of the classic medical mission, the new concept of mission in six continents has not yet been thought through for the new era of the Christian ministry of healing. An archaeology of medical missions has to be attempted in order to determine which values are worthy for transportation to a new millennium.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/009182969502300304