Do any of you know of some good works which deal with healthcare ethics from a Christian worldview? I'm not talking about single issues like abortion, euthenasia, etc. There's plenty of references for that. I'm looking for more broad treatments which defend the Christian worldview as the only logical foundation for principles which guide our healthcare delivery and ethics ( a more presuppositional-ish approach).

I have Frame's Medical Ethics, which has some good ideas but is relatively brief and more topical than comprehensive.

Thanks

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Patrick
OPC
MDiv, RTS Jackson.

"He does well, that discourses of Christ; but he does infinitely better, that by experimental knowledge, feeds and lives on Christ." Thomas Brooks.

Presuppositional treatments of subjects like ethics, economics and political philosophy can be downloaded at the Trinity Foundation's website if you aren't opposed to hearing something from Clark or Robbins. There isn't one dealing specifically with healthcare but maybe one of the others would have something you would find helpful. Here's a link.

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http://www.cmfnow.com/index.asp?Page...S&Category=487

These contain the general principles as well as applied. You can hear a lot of the reasoning as he deals with each issue.

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Chris Rhoades -33
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (PCA) Nashville, TN-Under Care

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""True theology is not theoretical, but practical. The end of it is living, that is to live a godly life."

If you contact Jay Adams, some years ago he and some folks attempted to start something called "The Journal of Biblical Ethics in Medicine".

He is a presuppositionalist (or was strongly influenced by Van Til), having taught for some years at both Westminsters. His nouthetic approach to counseling exhibits his determination to find real-world applications of biblical presupp philosophy. So, I expect that journal to reflect a similar philosophical outlook.

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Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI


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Thanks for the tip Bruce. I found their website.

http://www.bmei.org/index.php

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Patrick
OPC
MDiv, RTS Jackson.

"He does well, that discourses of Christ; but he does infinitely better, that by experimental knowledge, feeds and lives on Christ." Thomas Brooks.

I got this from the RTS bookstore.

Also, the RTS library has an extensive ethics section. I know that some volumes will deal with that.

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College

There are at least a couple of F.N. Lee lectures on Sermon Audio on the issue of medical ethics. IIRC they are mainly about reproductive issues like in vitro, but there may be something of a more general nature as well.

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Chris
OPC member
Now attending Grace Community Baptist Church
Mandeville, LA

"Faith alone saves, but it is a faith that works." - S. Lewis Johnson

Douma's book on Ethics: The Ten Commandents has a really good section on sexual morality and reproduction. The book isn't well-written, but that section is pretty good.

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College

Thanks for that! I ordered it also and the reviews sound good!

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N.L./ www.foundersbaptist.org
Spring, TX

I have to correct myself here. I was looking through Frame's book again and he does begin with some more basic foundational concepts. Still brief, but a good start.

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Patrick
OPC
MDiv, RTS Jackson.

"He does well, that discourses of Christ; but he does infinitely better, that by experimental knowledge, feeds and lives on Christ." Thomas Brooks.

I know it might be time consuming, but Al Mohler's radio program archives have dealt frequently with bio ethics (including medical ethics) in the past. It would take aobut 15 minutes to go through the archives. Don't know if you would want to do that, but it is an option.

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College

Since my departure from Roman Catholicism, I've found evangelical resources in this regard rare. With of course the appropriate wisdom and discernment, you may find Catholic resources helpful.

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Zack Flummerfelt
Evangel Presbyterian (PCA), layman
Wichita, KS

Click here (Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones). His book 'Healing And Medicine' is excellent. Also check the Christian Medical Fellowship and browse here

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