Pope Francis and the Transformation of Health Care Ethics

by Todd A. Salzman, Michael G. Lawler

Overview

Inspired by the teachings of Pope Francis, Salzman and Lawler provide the first extended critical commentary on the 2018 Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERD), proposing new ways forward for US Catholic health care ethics that prioritize human dignity as their guiding principle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647120726
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	454 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Overview of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

1. The Sources of Ethical Knowledge and Tensions in the ERD

2. Anthropological Tensions in the ERD

3. Ethical Methodological Tensions in the ERD

4. Ecclesiological Tensions in the ERD

5. Pastoral and Spiritual Care in the ERD

6. Collaboration between Catholic and Non-Catholic Health Care Institutions

7. Suggestions for a Revised ERD

Index

About the Authors

What People are Saying About This

Roberto Dell’Oro

In this book, Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler offer an easily accessible, yet sophisticated, introduction to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care. Its strengths are the focus on foundational questions and the integration of Pope Francis’s recent teachings. I would recommend it to university students, ethics committee members, and those seriously interested in Catholic health care. A wonderful work: honest, critical, and pedagogically friendly.

Roberto Dell’Oro

In this book, Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler offer an easily accessible, yet sophisticated, introduction to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care. Its strengths are the focus on foundational questions and the integration of Pope Francis’s recent teachings. I would recommend it to university students, ethics committee members, and those seriously interested in Catholic health care. A wonderful work: honest, critical, and pedagogically friendly.

Gerard Magill

The book presents perhaps the most important contribution of Catholic moral theology to health since Vatican II. The masterly analysis highlights the transformative influence of Pope Francis to argue urgently for doctrinal development regarding Catholic Directives in health care. This tour de force invigorates insight, inspires hope, and nurtures virtue.

Editorial Reviews

[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

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

Catholic Books Review