dc.contributor.author | Miller-McLemore, Bonnie J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-04-05T15:21:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-04-05T15:21:12Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 1991 | |
dc.date.issued | 1991-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Miller-McLemore, Bonnie J. "Thinking Theologically About Modern Medicine." Journal of Religion and Health 30.4 (1991): 287-298. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/2665 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1007/BF00986900 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the last century the dictates of modern science and technology have gained an unprecedented authority, sometimes heeded with a religious fervor once directed at religious bodies. Meanwhile, on many subjects, mainline Protestantism has withdrawn from the conversation. This is particularly the case when church and academy have tried to think theologically about the highly technical and at times dramatically nontheological problems of physical health. I propose to look at the ways in which this decline from dominance affects 1) mainline attitudes toward healing; 2) Protestant reflections on moral dilemmas in medicine; 3) religious ideals of ministry to the sick and the poor. After attending to the problems in each arena and then noting promising developments, I conclude with suggestions about reviving a vibrant theological witness in medical ethics and health care. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com. | en |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | Institutes of Religion and Health (New York, N.Y.) | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Medical ethics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Theology, Practical | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Medical care, Cost of -- United States | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Healing -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | en |
dc.title | Thinking Theologically About Modern Medicine | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.type | Text | en |
dc.description.school | Vanderbilt University. Divinity School | en |