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Thinking Theologically About Modern Medicine

dc.contributor.authorMiller-McLemore, Bonnie J.
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-05T15:21:12Z
dc.date.available2009-04-05T15:21:12Z
dc.date.copyright1991
dc.date.issued1991-12
dc.identifier.citationMiller-McLemore, Bonnie J. "Thinking Theologically About Modern Medicine." Journal of Religion and Health 30.4 (1991): 287-298.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/2665
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1007/BF00986900
dc.description.abstractIn 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 Meanwhile, on many subjects, mainline Protestantism has withdrawn from the conversation.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.sponsorshipThe original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherInstitutes of Religion and Health (New York, N.Y.)en
dc.subject.lcshMedical ethics -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen
dc.subject.lcshTheology, Practicalen
dc.subject.lcshMedical care, Cost of -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshHealing -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen
dc.titleThinking Theologically About Modern Medicineen
dc.typeArticleen
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dc.description.schoolVanderbilt University. Divinity Schoolen


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