Abstract
The conferences on Christian Health Care which were held in Tübingen (Germany) in 1964 and 1967 set a foundation for understanding the role of Christian health care services in the healing ministry of the church. However, it has to be asked whether the findings of these conferences are still relevant for the 21st century. In this paper we analyze the changes of the global health care provision since the declarations of Tübingen. Based on this analysis we argue that Christian health care services are still called to contribute to the struggle for health and healing worldwide, in particular for the vulnerables. However, this requires a thorough portfolio analysis of our services rendered and a focus on spirituality in particular of the leadership.
Highlights
The healing ministry of the church covers all dimensions of human existence: body, soul, and spirit
Christianity and hospitals became almost identical, in the former colonies where mission hospitals frequently constituted the backbone of diaconal work of the new churches.[3]
Mission hospitals could never cover the entire population, they were an essential element of the healthcare sector in most regions of the world, in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.[4]
Summary
The healing ministry of the church covers all dimensions of human existence: body, soul, and spirit. One has to ask whether the declarations of Tübingen are merely an historic event without any relevance for the future of Christian healthcare services in the 21st century.
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