An edition of Reclaiming the body (2006)

Reclaiming the body

Christians and the faithful use of modern medicine

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An edition of Reclaiming the body (2006)

Reclaiming the body

Christians and the faithful use of modern medicine

In our age of advanced medical technology that emphasizes health and well being, the human body has become the near-exclusive province of the professional health care industry. The solutions it proposes and the judgments it pronounces are taken as gospel. As Christians however, we are called to view all of life, including medicine, through the lens of faith. In Reclaiming the Body, a physician and a theologian take a critical look at some common assumptions and explore what theology has to say about medicine, our bodies, and our health. This is not a Christian treatise on medical ethics nor a book with a medicine-bashing agenda. Rather, Reclaiming the Body invites the reader to a theological and ecclesiological reflection on both the human body and the Christian body in an effort to reframe the relationship between Christian faith and medicine. Along the way, the authors discuss contemporary issues such as what it means to fully care for the sick, children and reproductive technologies, medicine and the poor, and our obsession with and pursuit of physical perfection.

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Publisher
Brazos Press
Language
English
Pages
173

Previews available in: English

Book Details


Table of Contents

Introduction
Doctors and Christians
Naming the power of medicine
Life as a body
The shape of what's given
What are children for?
A body without borders
Perfection money can't buy
Frailty and grief, overcome by hope and love.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Grand Rapids, MI
Series
The Christian practice of everyday life

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
261.5/61
Library of Congress
BT732 .S482 2006, BT732.S482 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
173

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3405972M
ISBN 10
1587431270
LCCN
2005021597
OCLC/WorldCat
61228607
LibraryThing
1256007
Goodreads
1108364

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL5829608W

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