On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, 3rd Edition
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In print for more than two decades, On Moral Medicine remains the definitive anthology for Christian theological reflection on medical ethics. This third edition updates and expands the earlier award-winning volumes, providing classrooms and individuals alike with one of the finest available resources for ethics-engaged modern medicine.
ISBN
978-0-8028-6601-1
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
City
Grand Rapids, MI
Disciplines
Ethics in Religion
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Table of Contents
I. METHOD
Chapter 1: Religion and Medicine
Chapter 2: Theology and Medical Ethics
II. CHRISTIANITY AND THE SOCIAL PRACTICE OF HEALTH CARE
Chapter 3: Christianity and the Social Responsibility of Health Care
Chapter 4: The Christian Social Practice of Health Care
III. PATIENTS AND PROFESSIONALS
Chapter 5: The Professions
Chapter 6: The Patient-Physician Relationship
Chapter 7: Personhood
Chapter 8: Embodiment
Chapter 9: Care of Patients and Their Suffering
IV. VULNERABLE PERSONS
Chapter 10: Persons with Mental Illness
Chapter 11: Aging and the Elderly
Chapter 12: Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 13: Research Ethics and Experimental Subjects
Chapter 14: Embryonic Stem Cell Research and “Therapeutic” Cloning
V. THE BEGINNING OF LIFE
Chapter 15: Life and Its Sanctity
Chapter 16: Children
Chapter 17: Contraception
Chapter 18: Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Chapter 19: Abortion
Chapter 20: Genetics
VI. THE END OF LIFE
Chapter 21: Death and its (In)Dignity
Chapter 22: Choosing Death
Chapter 23: Accepting Death