This study aims at presenting Christian spirituality as a way of living a healthy life, taking it for granted that there is a high correlation between Christian spirituality and physical health, because a human being is not only a physical and psychol...
This study aims at presenting Christian spirituality as a way of living a healthy life, taking it for granted that there is a high correlation between Christian spirituality and physical health, because a human being is not only a physical and psychological being, but also a spiritual being. This research is, therefore, composed of two variables, one being the preventive medicine and the other being the theology of spirituality.
Chapter two dealt with the theological discussions of Christian spirituality, presenting its Biblical foundations in the Old Testament and the New Testament. The history of catechism and the inseparable relationship between Christian spirituality and life were also discussed.
Chapter three presented the Biblical foundations of the preventive medicine, integrating theology and medical science in the Biblical view on health. This chapter discussed the concept of the preventive medicine, conducting its historical research from the ancient times to the modern age.
Chapter four attempted to do a theological approach to psychological principles on health, integrating psychology and theology. The fact that a human being is a spiritual being as well as a psychological being brings about the necessity of this integration.
Chapter five was dealing with the "spiricho-somatic" principle that is a new term coined by Tack Joe Kwon. The term "spiricho" is composed of spirit and psyche(mind), and "spiricho-somatic" means that spirit, mind, and body are inseparable in its nature. As a belief that a human being is not only a physical being, but also a psychological being, is reasonable, so a belief that a human being is not only a physical and psychological being, but also a spiritual being is reasonable as well. This chapter also dealt with immunology, presenting the fact that spirituality promotes health by strengthening the immune system which is very crucial for preventing diseases.
Chapter five discussed the preventive medicine and the theology of Christian spirituality, applying brain science to theology, using new terminologies such as "God Spot", "brain triad", and "brain triad-neuroimmunology." The integration of theology into brain science is reasonable and necessary, because spirituality is not isolated or separated from human brain.
Chapter six was presenting the practical issues on the preventive medicine in view of the theology of spiritualty, employing such theories as "learning therapy" and "forgiveness therapy." These theories formulated by integrating educational psychology, brain science, and theology enabled this study to be practical as well as theoretical.
This study concludes that there is a high correlation between spirituality and health in the Biblical and medical perspectives, suggesting us to develop spirituality for preventing illnesses and diseases. The fact that God the Creator who created a human being as a whole being composed of spirit, mind, and body and God the Sustainer who wants us to be healthy is a strong foundation of making the conclusion of this research.