health, disease, and bioethics in theological perspective Messer, Neil creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. xx 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource. We use such words as "health," "disease," and "illness" all the time without stopping to consider exactly what we understand by them. Yet their meanings are far from straightforward, and disagreements over them have important practical consequences in health care and bioethics. In this book Neil Messer develops a distinctive and innovative theological account of these concepts. He engages in earnest with debates in the philosophy of medicine and disability studies and draws on a wide array of theological resources including Barth, Bonhoeffer, Aquinas, and recent disability theologies. By enabling us to understand health in the wider perspective of the flourishing and ultimate destiny of human beings, Messer's Flourishing sheds new light on a range of practical bioethical issues and dilemmas. Introduction: The importance of concepts of health and disease -- Philosophical accounts of health, disease, and illness -- Disability perspectives: critical insights and questions -- Theological resources for understanding health and disease -- Theological theses concerning health, disease, and illness. Neil Messer. Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index. Health Philosophy Health Religious aspects Diseases Religious aspects Medical ethics BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Business Ethics Diseases Religious aspects Health Philosophy Health Religious aspects Medical ethics R723 .M465 2013eb 174.2 Messer, Neil. (OCoLC)857850104 9781467440554 1467440558 2DF3A5C1-0E1A-43F0-8E0E-6880ADD310F8 OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1058421 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1058421 IHT 150622 20200709060406.0 ocn911294418 eng