In: T & T Clark religion and the university series volume 4
In: Religion and the University Ser.
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Entering the World of Medicine - Contexts -- Introduction: learning from a tragedy -- The global context of medicine -- The state of Western medicine -- 3 Why Bioethics Needs a Philosophy (and Th eology) of Medicine -- Introduction -- Euthanasia -- Janet Radcliffe Richards on organ transplantation -- Digging deeper -- Conclusion: why bioethics needs a philosophy (and theology) of medicine -- 4 Perspectives on Philosophy of Medicine -- Health, healing and philosophy of medicine -- Evidence- based medicine, clinical judgement and medical knowing -- Phenomenology and philosophy of medicine -- Conclusion -- 5 Perspectives on Theology of Medicine -- Introduction: theology, medicine and a 'culture of death'? -- Christian theological critiques of the culture of medicine -- Edmund Pellegrino's Christian philosophy of medicine -- 6 Finding the Target: Messer's Theology of Health -- Philosophy of health -- Theology of health -- 7 A Philosophical-Theological Framework for Medicine -- A philosophical framework: practising Christian scholarship -- Epistemology and theories of medicine -- A theological framework: biblical theology and God's story -- 8 Human Vulnerability and the Goods of Medicine -- Medicine as social practice -- Medicine as caring for this frail flesh: human vulnerability and the practice of medicine -- Medicine as an inherently moral practice -- 9 Re-engaging the World of Medicine: Applying Philosophy and Theology of Medicine -- A summary of the argument so far -- Bringing philosophy and theology of medicine to bear on the world of practice -- Majority world medicine, scarcity and medicine as a moral practice -- Concluding pedagogical refl ections -- Bibliography -- Index.
In: T & T Clark religion and the university series volume 4
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