Treating the Body in Medicine and Religion: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Perspectives (Routledge Studies in Religion) - Softcover

 
9780367786311: Treating the Body in Medicine and Religion: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Perspectives (Routledge Studies in Religion)

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This book asks whether the modern medical milieu has overly objectified the body, unwittingly or not, and whether current studies in bioethics are up to the task of restoring a fuller understanding of the human person. In response, various authors suggest that a more theological/religious approach would be helpful, or perhaps even necessary

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John J. Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John's University, USA. He specializes in ethics, with particular attention to fundamental and health care issues. He has published one other book, The Seductiveness of Virtue: Abraham Joshua Heschel and John Paul II on Morality and Personal Fulfillment (Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017), and written multiple articles on ethics and religion in academic journals.

Ashley John Moyse is McDonald Postdoctoral Fellow in Christian Ethics and Public Life at Christ Church, University of Oxford, UK. His research is located at the intersection of theological and philosophical ethics, with particular interest in bioethics and medical humanities. His research has been presented and published internationally, including his book Reading Karl Barth, Interrupting Moral Technique, Transforming Biomedical Ethics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).

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ISBN 10:  1138484857 ISBN 13:  9781138484856
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019
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