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Medicine As Friendship With God: Anointing The Sick As A Theological Hermeneutic, M. Therese Lysaught Apr 2009

Medicine As Friendship With God: Anointing The Sick As A Theological Hermeneutic, M. Therese Lysaught

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A theological bioethics needs, first, a theological politics. The thesis of this essay rests on the claim that the contours of a theological politics are found in the nature of sacramental practices. More specifically, a theological politics of medicine is found in the sacramental practice of anointing of the sick. Anointing provides a radically theological hermeneutic—a theologically robust vision for interpreting medicine that, if enacted, can powerfully make real God's work in the world. Such a vision is embodied in one particular twentieth-century exemplar—the organization called Partners In Health (PIH) and its cofounder, Paul Farmer. Farmer and PIH, I argue, …


Reviews Of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure The World, By Tracy Kidder; Pathologies Of Power: Health Care, Human Rights, And The New War On The Poor, By Paul Farmer; And The Uses Of Haiti, By Paul Farmer, M. Therese Lysaught Feb 2005

Reviews Of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure The World, By Tracy Kidder; Pathologies Of Power: Health Care, Human Rights, And The New War On The Poor, By Paul Farmer; And The Uses Of Haiti, By Paul Farmer, M. Therese Lysaught

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"The X File.” A Review Of The X In Sex: How The X Chromosome Controls Our Lives, By David Bainbridge, M. Therese Lysaught Oct 2003

"The X File.” A Review Of The X In Sex: How The X Chromosome Controls Our Lives, By David Bainbridge, M. Therese Lysaught

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Embryo Adoption? The Dilemmas Of Fertility, M. Therese Lysaught Sep 2003

Embryo Adoption? The Dilemmas Of Fertility, M. Therese Lysaught

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Wrongful Life? The Strange Case Of Nicholas Perruche, M. Therese Lysaught Mar 2002

Wrongful Life? The Strange Case Of Nicholas Perruche, M. Therese Lysaught

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"Mere Genes." A Review Of Life Script, By Nicholas Wade, And The Misunderstood Gene, By Michael Morange, M. Therese Lysaught Nov 2001

"Mere Genes." A Review Of Life Script, By Nicholas Wade, And The Misunderstood Gene, By Michael Morange, M. Therese Lysaught

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Is It Killing? Jodie, Mary & God, M. Therese Lysaught Oct 2000

Is It Killing? Jodie, Mary & God, M. Therese Lysaught

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"Not So Fast, Mr. Wilson." A Review Of Genes, Genesis And God: Values And Their Origins In Natural And Human History By Holmes Rolston., M. Therese Lysaught Jan 2000

"Not So Fast, Mr. Wilson." A Review Of Genes, Genesis And God: Values And Their Origins In Natural And Human History By Holmes Rolston., M. Therese Lysaught

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Eucharist As Basic Training: Liturgy, Ethics, And The Body, M. Therese Lysaught Jan 2000

Eucharist As Basic Training: Liturgy, Ethics, And The Body, M. Therese Lysaught

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A Review Of A Different Death: Euthanasia And The Christian Tradition By Edward J. Larson And Darrel W. Amundsen, M. Therese Lysaught Jan 2000

A Review Of A Different Death: Euthanasia And The Christian Tradition By Edward J. Larson And Darrel W. Amundsen, M. Therese Lysaught

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Witnessing Christ In Their Bodies: Martyrs And Ascetics As Doxological Disciples, M Therese Lysaught Jan 2000

Witnessing Christ In Their Bodies: Martyrs And Ascetics As Doxological Disciples, M Therese Lysaught

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Choosing Palliative Care: Do Religious Beliefs Make A Difference?, M. Therese Lysaught Oct 1994

Choosing Palliative Care: Do Religious Beliefs Make A Difference?, M. Therese Lysaught

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From Clinic To Congregation: Religious Communities And Genetic Medicine, M. Therese Lysaught Mar 1994

From Clinic To Congregation: Religious Communities And Genetic Medicine, M. Therese Lysaught

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The Sanctity Of Life Seduced: A Symposium On Medical Ethics, Daniel Callahan, Gilbert Meilaender, William B. Smith, M. Therese Lysaught, Caroline Whitbeck, William E. May, Eric Cassell Jan 1994

The Sanctity Of Life Seduced: A Symposium On Medical Ethics, Daniel Callahan, Gilbert Meilaender, William B. Smith, M. Therese Lysaught, Caroline Whitbeck, William E. May, Eric Cassell

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Who Is My Neighbor? Commentary On David Hilfiker's Case Story, M. Therese Lysaught Oct 1992

Who Is My Neighbor? Commentary On David Hilfiker's Case Story, M. Therese Lysaught

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Patient Suffering And The Anointing Of The Sick, M. Therese Lysaught Feb 1992

Patient Suffering And The Anointing Of The Sick, M. Therese Lysaught

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To Care For The Dying, M. Therese Lysaught Jan 1991

To Care For The Dying, M. Therese Lysaught

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No abstract provided.