Biomedical subjects
Allen Verhey
Publications and source records attributed to Allen Verhey.
What makes Christian bioethics Christian? Bible, story, and communal discernment.
Scripture is somehow normative for any bioethic that would be Christian. There are problems, however, both with Scripture and with those who read Scripture. Methodological reflection is necessary. Scripture must be read humbly and in Christian community. It must be read not as a timeless code but as the story of God and of our lives. That story moves from creation to a new creation. At the center of the Christian story are the stories of Jesus of Nazareth as healer, preacher of good news to the poor, and sufferer. The story shapes character and conduct and enables communal discernment.
Choosing death: the ethics of assisted suicide.
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Compassion: beyond the standard account.
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Christian community and identity: what difference should they make to patients and physicians finally?
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Sanctity and scarcity: the makings of tragedy: reflections on a crisis in medicine.
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The doctor's oath--and a Christian swearing it.
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Christians and the Genome Project. Scripture can help us chart a moral path through the new genetic sciences.
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