Health Care Ethics: A Theological Analysis, Fourth Edition

by Kevin D. O'Rourke and Benedict M. Ashley

Book Overview

This fourth edition of Health Care Ethics provides a contemporary study of broad and major issues affecting health care and the ethics of health care from the perspective of Catholic teachings and theological investigation.

It aims to help Christian, and especially Catholic, health care professionals solve concrete problems in terms of principles rooted in Scripture and tested by individual experience.

Since the last edition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878406441
• ISBN13: 9780878406449
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Introduction to a Catholic perspective on health care issues

I found this book an excellent introduction into the Church's teachings on contemporary issues of medical ethics. An attempt is made to refute popular liberal arguments--and does a fair job at it. Lots of room for dissagreement and further discussion, however; it is not exhaustive. Emphasis on Papal writings and their implications for pluralist societies. Overall, a good read.