Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering by Judith Lasker, Ithaca: ILR Press; 2016

Authors

  • Laura M Montgomery Wheaton College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v5i3.246

Keywords:

short term medical missions, humanitarian volunteerism, service learning

Abstract

Book review

Author Biography

Laura M Montgomery, Wheaton College

Dean of Global and Experiential Learning

Professor of Anthropology

References

Lasker J. Hoping to help: the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering. Ithaca: ILR Press; 2016.

Dohn MN, Dohn AL. Quality of care on short-term medical missions: experience with a standardized patient record and related issues. Missiology: Int Rev. 2003;37(4):417-29. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F009182960303100403

Landa A. Short-term medical missions: a summary of experiences. J Lat Am Theol. 2007;2(2):104-18.

Montgomery LM. Short-term medical missions: enhancing or eroding health? Missiology: Int Rev. 1993;21(3):333-41. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F009182969302100305

Montgomery LM. Reinventing short-term medical missions to Latin America. J Lat Am Theol. 2007;2(2):84-103.

Priest RJ, guest editor. Special issue: short-term missions. Missiology: Int Rev. 2006;34(4).

Priest RJ, Howell B, guest editors. Special issue: anthropology and sociology of short term missions. Missiology: Int Rev. 2013;41(2).

Priest RJ. Effective engagement in short-term missions: doing it right. Evangelical Missiological Society Series #6. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library; 2008.

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Published

2018-11-08

How to Cite

Montgomery, L. M. (2018). Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering by Judith Lasker, Ithaca: ILR Press; 2016. Christian Journal for Global Health, 5(3), 43–46. https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v5i3.246

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018): Serving Christ in Global Health Service

Section

Book Reviews

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