Philosophy Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1999
Abstract
When the children of Christian Scientists die from a treatable illness, are their parents guilty of murder for withholding that treatment? How should the rights of children, the authority of the medical community, and religious freedom be balanced? Is it possible for those adhering to a medical model of health and disease and for those adhering to the Christian Science model to enter into a meaningful dialogue, or are the two models incommensurable? DesAutels, Battin, and May engage in a lucid and candid debate of the issues of who is ultimately responsible for deciding these questions and how to accommodate (and, in some cases, constrain) Christian Science views and practices within a pluralistic society.
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-8476-9262-0
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 1999, Rowman & Littlefield. All rights reserved. Please contact the publisher for permission to copy, distribute or reprint.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
eCommons Citation
DesAutels, Peggy; Battin, Margaret P.; and May, Larry, "Praying for a Cure: When Medical and Religious Practices Conflict" (1999). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 72.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/72
Included in
Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, History of Philosophy Commons, Other Religion Commons
Comments
Chapter 2, "Rational Choice and Alternative Worldviews: A Defense of Christian Science," is provided for download by permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file.
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