Jewish and Catholic Bioethics
Subtitle: An Ecumenical Dialogue (Moral Traditions & Moral Arguments.)
Contributors: Edmund D. Pellegrino (Editor); Alan I. Faden (Editor)
Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780878407453
Subjects: Medicine; Science; Judaism - Theology; Bioethics; Jewish Law; Religion - Judaism; Religious aspects; Religion; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Ethics; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; Interfaith relations; Medical ethics; Moral theology; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Suffering; Judaism
First sentence: Baruch (or Benedict) Spinoza (b. Amsterdam, 24 November 1632; d. 21 February 1677) was among the most important philosophers in early modern Europe and has often been called the greatest of the Jewish philosophers-possibly also the greatest of the Jewish theologians.
Description: "Drawing on multiple interconnected scriptural and spiritual sources, the Jewish tradition of ethical reflection is intricate and nuanced. This book presents scholarly Jewish perspectives on suffering, healing, life, and death, and it compares them with contemporary Christian and secular views." "The Jewish perspectives presented in this book are mainly those of orthodox scholars, with the responses representing primarily Christian-Catholic points of view."--BOOK JACKET.