title: A Black Theological Response to Race-Based Medicine: Reconciliation in Minority Communities.
abstract: The harm race-based medicine inflicts on minority bodies through race-based experimentation and the false solutions a race-based drug ensues within minority communities provokes concern. Such areas analyze the minority patient in a physical proxy. Though the mind and body are important entities, we cannot forget about the spirit. Healing is not just a physical practice; it includes spiritual practice. Efficient medicine includes the holistic elements of the mind, body, and spirit. Therefore, the spiritual discipline of black theology can be used as a tool to mend the harms of race-based medicine. It can be an avenue of research to further particular concerns for justice in medical care . Such theology contributes to the discussion of race-based medicine indicating the need for the voice, participation, and interdependence of minorities. Black theology can be used as a tool of healing and empowerment for health equity and awareness by exploring black theology's response to race-based medicine, analyzing race in biblical literature, using biblical literature as a tool for minority patient empowerment, building on past and current black church health advocacy with personal leadership in health advocacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Humanities, Drew University, Madison, NJ, USA. kjohnson@drew.edu.
authors.forename: Kirk A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012935:Social Justice; D028725:Theology
keywords: African-American health; Black church; Medical ethics; Race and scripture; Race-based medicine; Religion and medicine