Pope Francis and the Transformation of Health Care Ethics, 9781647120719
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Pope Francis’ vision: Reforming Catholic healthcare ethics for human dignity.

Pope Francis and the Transformation of Health Care Ethics

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2021

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Summary

Reimagining Catholic Healthcare Ethics: A Francisan Transformation

A call to reform Catholic health care ethics, inspired by the teachings of Pope Francis.

Since its first edition in 1948, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERD) has guided Catholic institutions in the provision of health care that reflects both the healing ministry of Jesus and the Church’s understanding of human dignity. However, while …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781647120719
ISBN-10:1647120713
Author:Todd A. Salzman, Michael G. Lawler
Publisher:Georgetown University Press
Imprint:Georgetown University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:31 May 2021
Weight:340g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

The authors arrange a rich buffet, sure to nourish bioethicists and others who cope with contemporary medical moral issues.

The authors arrange a rich buffet, sure to nourish bioethicists and others who cope with contemporary medical moral issues.

* Catholic Books Review *

[T]his well-researched scholarly volume contains a proposal for reforms in church-based institutions so that their operations reflect the renewed priorities of the first Jesuit pope.

* Journal of Jesuit Studies *

About The Author

Todd A. Salzman

Todd A. Salzman is the Amelia and Emil Graff Professor of Catholic Theology at Creighton University. He is the author or coauthor of ten books, including The Church in the Modern World and What Are They Saying about Roman Catholic Ethical Method?

Michael G. Lawler is a professor emeritus of Catholic theology at Creighton University. He is the author of twenty-five books, including the award winning The Sexual Person and, most recently, Introduction to Catholic Theological Ethics.

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