Suffering Presence : Theological Reflections on Medicine, the Mentally Handicapped, and the Church

In Suffering Presence , ethicist Stanley Hauerwas delivers a well-formed theological perspective that illuminates the moral life, particularly medical care and the care of children and the handicapped. Stanley Hauerwas Challenges The Dominant Paradigm Of Contemporary Ethics And Views The Moral Crisis In Medicine In This Excellent Collection Of Essays. He Provides Fresh Insights Into Such Diverse Issues As Whether The Goal Of Medicine Is To Forestall Death, How Moral Relations In A Family May Be Redefined In Response To Novel Reproductive Techniques, And Whether There Are Limits To The Duties Of Parents Of Children Who Are Disabled.--cynthia B. Cohen, Ph. D., Associate For Ethical Studies, The Hastings Center. Part One : Medicine As A Moral Art -- Reflections On Suffering, Death, And Medicine -- Salvation And Health: Why Medicine Needs The Church -- Part Two : Theological Reflections On Living, Dying, And The Experimentation -- Religious Concepts Of Brain Death And Associated Problems -- Rational Suicide And Reasons For Living -- Ethical Issues In The Use Of Human Subjects -- Rights, Duties, And Experimentation On Children -- Theological Reflection On In Vitro Fertilization -- Part Three : Caring For The Mentally Handicapped -- Suffering The Retarded: Should We Prevent Retardation? -- The Moral Challenge Of The Handicapped -- The Retarded, Society, And The Family: The Dilemma Of Care -- Community And Diversity: The Tyranny Of Normality. Stanley Hauerwas. Includes Bibliographies And Index. Cover Half title Title page Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: Medicine as a Moral Art 1. Reflections on Suffering, Death, and Medicine 2. Authority and the Profession of Medicine 3. Salvation and Health: Why Medicine Needs the Church PART TWO: Theological Reflections on Living, Dying, and Experimentation 4. Religious Concepts of Brain Death and Associated Problems 5. Rational Suicide and Reasons for Living 6. Ethical Issues in the Use of Human Subjects 7. Rights, Duties, and Experimentation on Children 8. Theological Reflection on In Vitro Fertilization PART THREE: ”Caring" for the Mentally Handicapped 9. Suffering the Retarded: Should We Prevent Retardation? 10. The Moral Challenge of the Handicapped 11. The Retarded, Society, and the Family: The Dilemma of Care 12. Community and Diversity: The Tyranny of Normality Index