The Concept of Healing

Jeremy Swayne describes healing as far more than the cure of disease, presenting it instead as a process of growth towards wholeness, integrity, and the fulfilment of human vocation. Drawing on medicine, psychology, theology, and spiritual experience, he explores the relationship between body, mind, soul, and spirit, arguing that true healing involves reconciliation, transformation, and the recovery of meaning as much as physical recovery. Writing from long experience as a physician, Swayne examines suffering, disability, truthfulness, spiritual awareness, and the limits of modern scientific reductionism with distinctive breadth and compassion. He insists that healing is inherently relational and that illness itself may sometimes become the agent of deeper healing and self-discovery. Swayne seeks common ground between science, medicine, and theology, offering a rich vision of human beings as creatures called towards wholeness in relationship with one another and with God.

• Publication date: 31 July 2026
• Page count: 40
• Dimensions: Height 160 mm; Width 110 mm
• Publisher: SLG Press
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9780728305557