"This timely, well-written book brings together the collective experience of experts from the fields of medicine, psychiatry, religious studies, bioethics, and molecular genetics in an effort to develop coherent guidelines for the counseling of potential sufferers from genetic diseases." --Journal of Religion and Health
This book presents 29 case studies that identify the most important ethical issues that are likely to emerge from new technologies of genetic testing and develops a series of guidelines based on those case studies. By providing the clinical origins and rationale...
"This timely, well-written book brings together the collective experience of experts from the fields of medicine, psychiatry, religious studies, bi...
"Because the discipline of medical ethics has developed with autonomy as its foundation, the field has ignored pediatric ethics. The book is resoundingly successful in its effort to rectify this problem.... A] pleasure to read." --Eric D. Kodish, M.D., Director, Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
Using a form of medical ethnography to investigate a variety of pediatric contexts, Richard B. Miller tests the fit of different ethical approaches in various medical settings to arrive at a new paradigm for how best to care for children. Miller contends...
"Because the discipline of medical ethics has developed with autonomy as its foundation, the field has ignored pediatric ethics. The book is resoun...
"Entrusted provides a much needed contribution to the literature on ethics in the healthcare arena." --Health Progress
"A splendid and invaluable book, one every trustee with an active conscience would want to read and one every trustee with a dormant conscience ought to read." --Richard Chait, Center for Higher Education Governance and Leadership
..". thoughtful essays on the morality, obligations, practice, and virtues of trusteeship.... Smith presents intriguing arguments for governance grounded in a broader sense of organizational and public stewardship." --ARNOVA...
"Entrusted provides a much needed contribution to the literature on ethics in the healthcare arena." --Health Progress
Examines one health issue - breast implants - across a series of contexts often thought to be separate, such as media coverage and doctor-patient interaction. The text provides an explanation of how communication shapes individual perceptions of health, government and policy concerning health care.
Examines one health issue - breast implants - across a series of contexts often thought to be separate, such as media coverage and doctor-patient inte...
Religious Giving considers the connection between religion and giving within the Abrahamic traditions. Each contributor begins with the assumption that there is something inherently right or natural about the connection. But what exactly is it? To whom should we give, how much should we give, what is the relationship between our giving and our relationship to God? Writing for the introspective donor, congregational leader, or student interested in ways of meeting human needs, the authors focus on the philosophical or theological dimensions of giving. The contributors' goal is not to report...
Religious Giving considers the connection between religion and giving within the Abrahamic traditions. Each contributor begins with the assumption ...
In a world where advertisements lead us to hope for a life free from suffering, facing the reality of suffering can be a particular challenge. Yet the reality of suffering is one that we all face in the course of our lives. While Christianity often has the reputation of a tradition that promotes the idea that all suffering is good for you and makes you a better person, there is, in fact, much more variety and nuance to the tradition. While there are those who advocate a wholesale acceptance, there are others who question the source of suffering and call for it to be fought against. This book...
In a world where advertisements lead us to hope for a life free from suffering, facing the reality of suffering can be a particular challenge. Yet the...
