Reading the Bible in the Strange World of MedicineAuthor of such major books as Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life, Allen Verhey has become one of today's most trusted Christian voices in contemporary ethics, including the moral challenges that new medical technologies pose to Christian faith and decision-making. With this new book Verhey brings the biblical tradition to bear on contemporary bioethical concerns. Drawing on an unmatched depth of insight in these two realms, Verhey explores how the Bible can illuminate and guide medical ethics. He argues that churches are called to think and speak clearly about bioethical concerns, and he lays out here the scriptural tools for them to do so. After firmly grounding Christian ethical discourse in Scripture, Verhey shows how the Bible can be applied to such pressing questions as suffering, genetic intervention, abortion, reproductive technologies, end-of-life care, physician-assisted suicide, and more. Filled with faith-based wisdom and apt illustrations of the moral dilemmas discussed, this book is a must-read for Christians grappling with the ethical dimensions of medicine today. |
Contents
Christian Community as a Context for Bioethics | 1 |
The Bible and Bioethics Some Problems and a Proposal | 32 |
The Person the Body and the Bible Life in the Flesh according to the Spirit | 68 |
Compassion and Suffering Looking Heavenward | 99 |
Mapping the Human Genome Biblically | 145 |
Abortion | 194 |
ART Ethics and the Bible | 253 |
Judas Jesus and Physician Assisted Suicide | 304 |
Jesus and the Neonates The Death of Infant Doe | 345 |
The Good Samaritan and Scarce Medical Resources | 359 |
Acknowledgments | 394 |
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References to this book
Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus Klyne Snodgrass Limited preview - 2008 |