Human Journey
About Course
The Human Journey has two main aims:
- To establish a biblical framework that will help Christians and churches engage wisely and sensitively with current issues relating to health.
- To encourage more effective incorporation of healthcare expertise into pastoral life and ministry.
The issues covered need to be seen in the greater context of God’s design for man, the universe and everything – his great plan of redemption to unite everything under Jesus Christ. The course begins by sketching out the grand ‘metanarrative’ – the overarching storyline of the Bible in which all our individual stories make sense. Don’t be tempted to skip this. It makes sense of all that follows. Having laid this foundation we will then focus in on issues at the interface of Christianity and health under eight big themes – each accompanied by a key question.
The leader and study guide can be found under the resources tab below.
Course Content
The Human Journey
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The Divine Drama – Understanding the big picture of the Bible
20:55 -
Humanity – What does it mean to be human?
15:59 -
Start of life – When does life begin?
15:32 -
Marriage & Sexuality – What is marriage for?
15:38 -
Physical health – How should I live?
12:55 -
Mental health – Am I supposed to feel like this?
14:57 -
End of life – How should life end?
16:12 -
New Technologies: Are we playing God?
15:18 -
Global health – Who is my neighbour?
15:11