Bioethics by Thomas Anthony Cavanaugh - 9780813240312

Name: Bioethics by Thomas Anthony Cavanaugh - 9780813240312
Brand: The Catholic University of America Press

The Catholic University of America Press

BioethicsA Catholic Primer\nAuthor(s): Thomas Anthony Cavanaugh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The Catholic University of America Press, United States\nImprint: The Catholic University of America Press\nISBN-13: 9780813240312, 978-0813240312\nSynopsis\nChristians express love of neighbor as ones self agap? by physically caring for the imago Dei, the image of God each human being is. They especially do so by caring for the sick. Indeed, Jesus early followers uniquely cared for victims of plague, in stark contrast to pagans. Thus, they followed Jesus command to love both God and neighbor Gods image. Jesus story of the good Samaritan who took care of a half-dead stranger lying by the side of the road motivated his early followers to found the first hospitals where sickness alone determined eligibility for care. Over generations, this agapaic ethic gave rise to an overarching view of medical care-giving: the Catholic medical ethic.\n\nCavanaugh succinctly presents this ethic in its .