The Spirit of Global Health

Simon Peng-Keller is Professor of Spiritual Care at the University of Zurich and was healthcare chaplain at the palliative care department of the University Hospital of Zurich from 2016 to 2020. He is editor in chief of the journal Spiritual Care and the series Studies in Spiritual Care. He has authored numerous publications on Christian spirituality, spiritual care, and spiritual experiences close to death.Fabian Winiger studied at Oxford University and the University of Hong Kong. Since 2018, he has been a research fellow at the Professorship of Spiritual Care at the University of Zürich, where investigates the intersection of 'spirituality', health and faith-based organisations in the World Health Organization and other agencies of the United Nations. Most recently, he has joined a major research project on the transformation of healthcare chaplaincy and other spiritual care providers in increasingly virtual healthcare environments.Raphael Rauch is editor-in-chief of the catholic news site, kath.ch. From 2018 to 2020, he worked at the Professorship of Spiritual Care at the University of Zurich. He has studied in Tübingen, Aix-en-Provence, and at Yale University. He received his doctorate in Contemporary History at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

The authors have crafted a fascinating and readable account of a piece of history that has been mostly overlooked. This excellentbook is essential reading for anyone working in this area, and is highly recommended for medical historians, public healthprofessionals, political scientists, and anyone else fascinated by how NGOs continue to negotiate the contentious and complex terrain at the intersection of medicine, religion,and global governance.