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Cultural beliefs intertwine with healthcare in the Philippines, shaping decisions and practices—discover how faith influences health outcomes in this unique landscape.
Part of the conscious attempt to construct a distinctly ‘Filipino’ theology, this theological trend delves into the complexity of the Filipino traditional culture, its popular religions, its language and cultural structures, in order to discern the Good News already embedded in it.
Abe-Kim, Gong, and Takeuchi (2004) observe that an important component of Filipino culture is how religion is incorporated into help-seeking patterns of Filipino Americans facing health-related issues.
18 mar 2019 · This paper describes and evaluates two Filipino contextual theologians—José de Mesa and Melba Maggay—and examines how have engaged their national culture from a Christian point of view.
In almost all his messages on the World Day of the sick, from 1993-2005, Pope John Paul II repeatedly affirms that the Christian community has always paid particular attention to the sick and the world of suffering in its multiple manifestations.
20 gru 2022 · With a predominantly Christian population and a significant concern for its people presently in the South, who practice Islam, the Philippines could provide an important context for understanding the relationship of religion, spirituality, and health—with a special focus on mental health.
Cristina Lledo Gomez, Agnes M. Brazal, Ma. Marilou S. Ibita. Includes theologians around the world examining Christianity in the Philippines with a postcolonial theological lens. Focuses on introducing the context of Christianity’s arrival in the islands and its effect on its peoples.
