Overview
This book is the outcome of collaboration between medical and theological writers from within the Christian tradition. Its aim is to explore ways in which medicine and theology can be complementary and to counter the frequent examples of the two disciplines being in disagreement. The subjects chosen for discussion are selective and are grouped under three headings: Theological Background, Moral Boundaries, and Regulation and Policy. This enables the discussion to proceed from theology to specifics in medicine with a concluding emphasis on the practicalities of regulation and policy. The book can, therefore, be read as an essay in applied ethics. It seeks to discover how cherished theological beliefs can work themselves out in relation to some of the specific questions raised by modern medical technologies. The argument throughout shows why theology has to listen carefully to medicine and how theology can then be of practical benefit, in enabling medicine to exercise its social responsibilities.
Full Product Details
Author: R. John Elford ,
D. Gareth Jones
Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
Imprint: Verlag Peter Lang
Edition: New edition
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.420kg
ISBN: 9783039115419
ISBN 10: 3039115413
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 18 November 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
(...) I would highly recommend this book. The integrity of thought in each essay demonstrates the commitment of each author to rigorously and veraciously grapple with the intersecting paths of medicine and theology - two disciplines that attempt to illumine the path to human flourishing. (Ashley J. Moyse, Pacific Journal of Baptist Research)
(...) I would highly recommend this book. The integrity of thought in each essay demonstrates the commitment of each author to rigorously and veraciously grapple with the intersecting paths of medicine and theology - two disciplines that attempt to illumine the path to human flourishing. (Ashley J. Moyse, Pacific Journal of Baptist Research)
Author Information
The Editors: R. John Elford is Visiting Professor of Ethics at Leeds Metropolitan University. His recent publications include The Pastoral Nature of Theology (1999) and The Ethics of Uncertainty (2000). D. Gareth Jones is Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, where he is also Professor of Anatomy and Structural Biology. His recent publications include Valuing People (1999), Designers of the Future (2005) and Medical Ethics (4th edn, 2005).
