Published on
August 27, 2025
Video length
65 mins

How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?

 How did they develop their theology of pain and suffering in light of Christ’s pain and suffering? How did they also develop their theology of healing and extensive medical charity? How might these theologies and practices affect and inspire our worship today?

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