Vulnerability and Care
Book Description
In a world where medical practice increasingly operates within complex ethical and technological landscapes, Andrew Sloane offers a thoughtful exploration of how Christian faith can illuminate our understanding of healthcare's deeper purposes. "Vulnerability and Care" addresses a significant gap in contemporary discourse by examining not just what medicine does, but what it fundamentally means within human community.
Sloane begins by mapping the challenging terrain of 21st-century medical practice, identifying the pressing issues that healthcare professionals and patients navigate daily. Rather than offering quick solutions, he demonstrates how current bioethical debates often stem from fundamentally different visions of medicine's role and human nature itself.
The author draws upon rich philosophical and theological traditions to construct a framework for understanding medicine as an inherently moral practice. This perspective views healthcare not merely as technical intervention, but as a calling shaped by Christian social vision and theological commitments about human dignity and community care.
Through careful analysis, Sloane reveals how a Christian understanding of medicine can enrich contemporary discussions about healthcare ethics and practice. He presents medicine as both scholarly discipline and social practice, one that requires deep reflection on our responsibilities to one another in times of vulnerability.
This work will resonate with healthcare professionals, theologians, and anyone seeking to understand how faith perspectives can contribute meaningfully to modern medical challenges.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~6 hours)
📄 Length: 216 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Médecine
- ✓ Explore BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- ✓ Explore Éthique médicale
- ✓ Explore Christianity
- ✓ Explore Religious aspects
- ✓ Explore Philosophie
- ✓ Explore timeless philosophical wisdom
- ✓ Explore Theology
