On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, 2nd Edition.

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Lammers, Stephen E. & Allen Verhey, eds. On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1998; 800-253-7521.

Selected as a Choice "Outstanding Academic Book" when it was published in its first edition, On Moral Medicine remains the most comprehensive anthology of medical ethics written from a theological point of view. Collecting a wide range of contemporary and classical theological essays dealing with medical ethics, this volume is one of the finest resources available for engaging the pressing problems posed by medical advances.

Written by leaders in the fields of theology, ethics, and medicine, these readings move from general issues (such as the relation of religion and medicine) through analysis of concepts...