Health Care and Christian Ethics by Robin Gill (English) Hardcover Book

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How can Christian ethics contribute significantly to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Gill explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels, identifying four core virtues present within them - compassion, care, faith and humility - that might bring greater depth to a purely secular interpretation of health care ethics.

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How can Christian ethics make a significant contribution to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Robin Gill examines the 'moral gaps' in secular accounts of health care ethics and the tensions within specifically theological accounts. He explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels, identifying four core virtues present within them - compassion, care, faith and humility - that might bring greater depth to a purely secular interpretation of health care ethics. Each of these virtues is examined in turn, using a range of topical issues including health care rationing, genetics, HIV/AIDS, withholding/withdrawing nutrition from PVS patients, and the empirical evidence which suggests a connection between religion and health. Professor Gill also argues that these four virtues are shared by other major religious and humanistic traditions and that, together with secular principles, they can enrich health care ethics even in a pluralistic society.

Author Biography

Robin Gill is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at University of Kent, Canterbury. He is series editor of New Studies in Christian Ethics and author of Churchgoing and Christian Ethics (1999).

Table of Contents

Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Moral gaps in secular health care ethics; 2. Tensions in public theology; 3. Healing in the Synoptic Gospels; 4. Compassion in health care ethics; 5. Care in health care ethics; 6. Faith in health care ethics; 7. Humility in health care ethics; Conclusion; Bibliography of works cited; Index.

Review

'Gill's excellent, clear, and well-written book is a significant contribution to the conversation.' Church Times '... the second half of the book is excellent as Gill considers virtues of compassion, care, faith and humility in the context of healthcare dilemmas.' The Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 'The New Christian Ethics series aims to engage at the highest intellectual level with a largely secular debate to demonstrate the distinctive contribution that Christian ethics can make. This latest addition, by the series editor, achieves this with admirable clarity and straightforwardness.' Theology 'Gill's work is illuminating and stimulating, both as an introduction to, and expert interpretation of, difficulties and particularities of the debates and issues that surround, and consist within, the topic of health care, as well as recent trends in theological and moral philosophical thought.' International Journal of Public Theology

Review Quote

'Throughout his writing, Gill exhibits a masterful knowledge of both theological and secular writing in health care ethics. … With this book, Gill has made a valuable contribution to health care ethics.' Studies in Religion

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How can Christian ethics make a significant contribution to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Robin Gill explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels.

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How can Christian ethics contribute significantly to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Gill explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels, identifying four core virtues present within them - compassion, care, faith and humility - that might bring greater depth to a purely secular interpretation of health care ethics.

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How can Christian ethics contribute significantly to health care ethics in today's Western, pluralistic society? Gill explores the healing stories in the Synoptic Gospels, identifying four core virtues present within them - compassion, care, faith and humility - that might bring greater depth to a purely secular interpretation of health care ethics.

Details ISBN0521857236 Author Robin Gill Pages 229 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series New Studies in Christian Ethics Language English ISBN-10 0521857236 ISBN-13 9780521857239 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 241.642 Series Number 26 Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-03-31 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title HEALTH CARE & CHRISTIAN ETHICS Residence ENK Affiliation Royal Holloway University of London University of Kent, Canterbury Roy Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780521857239 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2006-02-16 AU Release Date 2006-02-16 NZ Release Date 2006-02-16 We've got this

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