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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Andrew Sloane (University of New South Wales, Australia)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780567316776ISBN 10: 0567316777 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 28 January 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Entering the world of medicine 3. Why bioethics needs a philosophy (and theology) of medicine 4. Perspectives on philosophy of medicine 5. Perspectives on theology of medicine 6. Finding the target: Messer's theology of health 7. A philosophical-theological framework for medicine 8. Human vulnerability and the goods of medicine 9. Re-engaging the world of medicine Bibliography IndexReviewsModern medicine is sick and the scandals that have made it so, have not been for the most part failures of technical competence but more fundamental failures of care. In this ground-breaking book, Andrew Sloane examines a wide range of topics from Ebola to euthanasia, from evidence-based medicine to organ donation through the lenses of theology and philosophy and comes to a radical conclusion. His central thesis is that the primary foal of medicine is not healing and alleviating suffering, at the expense of care for the vulnerable, but rather it is to care for the vulnerable including healing and alleviating suffering where possible. When we can't cure, we must still care, and Dr Sloane makes a powerful case for why we need to change the focus of the practice of medicine before it loses its soul completely. Trevor Stammers, St Mary's University, UK Few would disagree with Andrew Sloane's claim that medicine is searching for a clear understanding of what it is about, but his contention that it is not primarily about health and healing and the alleviation of suffering is much more contentious. Through a careful and engaging analysis of some current medical issues, contemporary bioethics and the relevant philosophical and theological literature, he convincingly justifies both claims. His view is that medicine is not so much about health care but about health care. That it is first and foremost a moral practice (rather than a science) which recognises our human solidarity in weakness, frailty and finitude. A major challenge to the standard Christian and secular understandings of the nature of medicine. Denise Cooper-Clarke, Ethos Insitute, Australia Andrew Sloane brings a rich double background to this provocative and much needed work on the philosophy of medicine. He is trained in both medicine and theology. William James described philosophy as a particularly stubborn attempt to think clearly. The best theology is equally the result of such stubbornness. Clarity and careful reflection informed by both fields are much in evidence in this volume. So too is Sloane's concern for the vulnerable and their need of care informed by his Christian worldview that frames the discussion. Sloane believes that medicine is searching for a clear understanding of what it is and what it is about. This volume is an important response to that search because it deals not just with descriptive questions but the normative ones of how medicine it to be thought about and what the proper ends of medical practices ought to be. Graham A. Cole, Trinity Evanglical Divinity School, USA Modern medicine is sick and the scandals that have made it so have not been, for the most part, failures of technical competence but more fundamental failures of care. In this ground-breaking book, Andrew Sloane examines a wide range of topics from Ebola to euthanasia, from evidence-based medicine to organ donation through the lenses of theology and philosophy and comes to a radical conclusion. His central thesis is that the primary goal of medicine is not healing and alleviating suffering, at the expense of care for the vulnerable, but rather it is to care for the vulnerable including healing and alleviating suffering where possible. When we can't cure, we must still care, and Dr Sloane makes a powerful case for why we need to change the focus of the practice of medicine before it loses its soul completely. * Trevor Stammers, St Mary's University, UK * Few would disagree with Andrew Sloane's claim that medicine is searching for a clear understanding of what it is about, but his contention that it is not primarily about health and healing and the alleviation of suffering is much more contentious. Through a careful and engaging analysis of some current medical issues, contemporary bioethics and the relevant philosophical and theological literature, he convincingly justifies both claims. His view is that medicine is not so much about health care but about health care. That it is first and foremost a moral practice (rather than a science) which recognises our human solidarity in weakness, frailty and finitude. A major challenge to the standard Christian and secular understandings of the nature of medicine. * Denise Cooper-Clarke, Ethos Insitute, Australia * Andrew Sloane brings a rich double background to this provocative and much needed work on the philosophy of medicine. He is trained in both medicine and theology. William James described philosophy as a particularly stubborn attempt to think clearly. The best theology is equally the result of such stubbornness. Clarity and careful reflection informed by both fields are much in evidence in this volume. So too is Sloane's concern for the vulnerable and their need of care informed by his Christian worldview that frames the discussion. Sloane believes that medicine is searching for a clear understanding of what it is and what it is about. This volume is an important response to that search because it deals not just with descriptive questions but the normative ones of how medicine it to be thought about and what the proper ends of medical practices ought to be. * Graham A. Cole, Trinity Evanglical Divinity School, USA * Andrew Sloane's Vulnerability and Care is a brave attempt to redefine our approach to one of civilisation's most enduring endeavours ... This is a thought-provoking book. * The British Society for Literature and Science * Andrew Sloane's Vulnerability and Care is a brave attempt to redefine our approach to one of civilisation's most enduring endeavours ... This is a thought-provoking book. * The British Society for Literature and Science * Modern medicine is sick and the scandals that have made it so have not been, for the most part, failures of technical competence but more fundamental failures of care. In this ground-breaking book, Andrew Sloane examines a wide range of topics from Ebola to euthanasia, from evidence-based medicine to organ donation through the lenses of theology and philosophy and comes to a radical conclusion. His central thesis is that the primary goal of medicine is not healing and alleviating suffering, at the expense of care for the vulnerable, but rather it is to care for the vulnerable including healing and alleviating suffering where possible. When we can't cure, we must still care, and Dr Sloane makes a powerful case for why we need to change the focus of the practice of medicine before it loses its soul completely. * Trevor Stammers, St Mary's University, UK * Few would disagree with Andrew Sloane's claim that medicine is searching for a clear understanding of what it is about, but his contention that it is not primarily about health and healing and the alleviation of suffering is much more contentious. Through a careful and engaging analysis of some current medical issues, contemporary bioethics and the relevant philosophical and theological literature, he convincingly justifies both claims. His view is that medicine is not so much about health care but about health care. That it is first and foremost a moral practice (rather than a science) which recognises our human solidarity in weakness, frailty and finitude. A major challenge to the standard Christian and secular understandings of the nature of medicine. * Denise Cooper-Clarke, Ethos Insitute, Australia * Andrew Sloane brings a rich double background to this provocative and much needed work on the philosophy of medicine. He is trained in both medicine and theology. William James described philosophy as a particularly stubborn attempt to think clearly. The best theology is equally the result of such stubbornness. Clarity and careful reflection informed by both fields are much in evidence in this volume. So too is Sloane's concern for the vulnerable and their need of care informed by his Christian worldview that frames the discussion. Sloane believes that medicine is searching for a clear understanding of what it is and what it is about. This volume is an important response to that search because it deals not just with descriptive questions but the normative ones of how medicine it to be thought about and what the proper ends of medical practices ought to be. * Graham A. Cole, Trinity Evanglical Divinity School, USA * Author InformationDr Andrew Sloane is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought and Director of Postgraduate Studies at Morling Theological College (affiliated with the Australian College of Theology and the University of Divinity), Australia. He studied medicine at the University of NSW and practiced briefly as a doctor before studying theology at Morling College, where he completed both his BTh (1990) and his ThD (1994) through the Australian College of Theology. He has ministered in Baptist churches and been on faculty at Ridley (Anglican) College in Melbourne (1996-2002) and Morling (Baptist) College (2002-). His publications include articles in bioethics, philosophy, and the Old Testament; On Being a Christian in the Academy (2003); At Home in a Strange Land (2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |