Health is the great global connector, and of central importance in God’s purposes, but is often neglected in theology, medicine, and the church’s mission.

A health-centric systematic and biblical theology will be presented to challenge the theological categories which often neglect a healing element.

This is followed by a description of health which transcends biomedical categories giving practitioners an enhanced perspective of their important work and demonstrates the way health and healing can serve as signs of the dwelling place of God.

We will conclude with a call to actualize health in transcendent anticipation of the eschatological hope.

Daniel O’Neill

Daniel O’Neill, MD, MTh is a physician-theologian and managing editor of Christian Journal for Global Health, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and holds a master’s degree in theological studies from Bethel Seminary. He has served on health and development projects among impoverished or displaced populations. He is a co-founder of Health for All Nations and author and co-editor of the book All Creation Groans: Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health.