Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine by Allen Verhey

Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine by Allen Verhey

Author 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.

Verhey, Allen: - Allen Verhey is professor of theological ethics at DukeDivinity School. His other books include Reading theBible in the Strange World of Medicine, Natureand Altering It, and Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life.,

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ISBN 13	9780802822635
ISBN 10	0802822630
Title	Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine
Author	Allen Verhey
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2003-10-01
Number of pages	440
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