Human Flourishing According to Jesus
Gospel Anthropology is a spiritual formation course for humans in Biomedical Science and Healthcare. As image bearers, we are called to restore glory in those we serve. However, we are often distorted by dehumanizing forces embedded in our environments. The gospel of Luke will be our guide to becoming healers in Jesus’ name. Find a friend or two and take the journey.
Cover Artwork by Hannah Pearson
What it’s about
Gospel Anthropology is a labor of love for friends in the Longwood Christian Community and Boston Healthcare Fellowship. Creators Bill Pearson, PhD and Matt Riley, MDiv, MBE, share some thoughts in this 2.5 min video about the significance of this course.
How it works
Flourish or be subjugated. It is true that we are some of the busiest people on the planet, but flourishing as a human is mission critical. To become healers who think, feel, and act like Jesus, carry on with the following.
This journey is to be taken with 2-3 true friends. Commit to complete Part 1 of the course and then decide about the rest.
Meet weekly (virtually or in person) for 75 minutes. Don’t leave a friend behind. Change meeting times from week-to-week to accommodate schedules.
Invite Jesus to create an honest and healing space. Watch this 2-minute video for how each meeting works.
Implement what you agree on together.
Registering for the course is not required, but will help us with project evaluation. Thank you.
What People Are Saying
“Going through Gospel Anthropology with my small group every week, is not only healing me and restoring me spiritually to be a mature follower of Christ, but also to be His disciple, instilling in me a passion to be used by Him, to understand Christ's will for me to be His hands, feet, and mouth, though my medical practice.”— Internal Medicine Physician in Boston
"Gospel Anthropology has been food for thought during my interactions with patients. One of the ideas that convicted me is: "Our contribution will be defined by what we worship. It may be good, it may not be evil, but it will be limited." When I'm working 80+ hours per week, what I see and experience in the hospital shapes my thinking. I imagine that Jesus bore the pain and struggle of those he encountered, maybe on an 80+ hour per week basis too. He had a kingdom-focused approach towards the suffering that he encountered. Spending time with others in Gospel Anthropology has helped me keep Jesus at the center of why I do what I do."— PGY 1 Harvard Teaching Hospital