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Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Missions: Historical and Contemporary Insights

Join us for the TWU Faculty Retreat on August 22, 2012, featuring Dr. Sonya Grypma, Dr. Robynne Healey, Dr. Barb Astle, and Dr. Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham as they explore critical questions about global health and missions. This event will address the cultural dimensions of missions, examine their historical context within imperial relations, and discuss the role of faith communities in promoting social justice. Engage in thoughtful dialogue about how gospel teachings can align with principles of justice and global citizenship.

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Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Missions: Historical and Contemporary Insights

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  1. “Don’t ask, don’t tell”Critical questions about global health and missions: Historical and contemporary perspectives TWU Faculty Retreat August 22, 2012

  2. Dr. Sonya Grypma • Overview • Dr. Robynne Healey • Historical Perspectives on Missions • Dr. Barb Astle • Contemporary Perspectives on Global Health • Dr. Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham • Critical Questions

  3. Critical Questions • To what extent are missions/global health culturalistendeavours, focusing on cultural differences, apart from addressing structural forces and social determinants of health that underpin global distributions of wealth and health inequities? • To what extent are missions/global health complicit with imperial relations and colonizing histories?

  4. Critical Questions • How might religion and faith communities function as social capital? • How do we engage in social justice and global citizenship at TWU? How do we bring together the gospel directives of justification and justice?

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