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The sanctity of life as a sacred value
Bioethics, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 32-39, January 2023., 2023 Abstract The doctrine of the sanctity of life has traditionally been characterised as a Judeo‐Christian doctrine that has it that bodily human life is an intrinsic good and that it is always impermissible to kill an innocent human. Abortion and euthanasia are often assumed to violate the doctrine.
Steve Clarke
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Bioethics, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 88-97, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Religious pluralism in healthcare means that conflicts regarding appropriate treatment can occur because of convictions of patients and healthcare workers alike. This contribution argues for a presumption in favour of respect for religious belief on the basis that such convictions are judgements of conscience, and respect for conscience is ...
David G. Kirchhoffer
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Faithful obligations: Merold Westphal’s middle class liberation theology
Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica, 2016 Often, liberation theology’s preferential option for the poor is pushed aside within theological discourses as being too specific, too focused on social problems, to function as a viable theology for the Church as a whole. Through this line of reasoning,
Justin Sands
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When (if ever) may doctors discuss religion with their patients?
Bioethics, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 72-80, January 2023., 2023 Abstract There is ongoing debate within the bioethics literature regarding to what extent (if any) it is ethically justifiable for doctors to engage in religious discussion with their patients, in cases where patients cite religious considerations as influencing their medical decision‐making.
Lauren Notini, Justin Oakley
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Bioethics, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 15-27, January 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper considers what concept of accommodation is necessary to identify and address discrimination, disadvantages and disparities in such a way that the plurality of religious people with their beliefs, values and practices may be justly accommodated in healthcare. It evaluates threats to the possibility of such accommodation pertaining by
Joshua Hordern
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Paul Tillich and Paul Ricoeur on the Meaning of "Philosophical Theology" Introduction [PDF]
, 2014 This paper will examine the meaning and divergences of “philosophical theology” in Paul Tillich and Paul Ricoeur. If according to Tillich the philosophical theology implies a theology with a philosophical character, which, in turn, implies a theology ...
Sohn, Michael
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TheoLogica, 2019 For as long as the Christian church has been working out its understanding of the second person of the Trinity, it has employed analytic philosophical reflection to sharpen theological comprehension.
Matthew Owen, Fred Sanders
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Translating the lotus sūtra into social action: hermeneutics and public dharmology [PDF]
, 2019 In this article, I investigate the principles and possible applications of scriptural exegesis of the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra (SDP, Lotus Sūtra)—a core Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture—for social advocacy and activism.
Scherer, B., Scherer, B.
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Cross-Relation Characterization of Knowledge Networks [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Knowledge networks have become increasingly important as a changing repository of data which can be represented, studied and modeled by using complex networks concepts and methodologies. Here we report a study of knowledge networks corresponding to the areas of Physics and Theology, obtained from the Wikipedia and taken at two different dates separated
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Timelessness, Trinity and temporality
Acta Academica, 2011 In philosophy and theology there exists a complex relation between timelessness, Trinity and temporality. Timelessness is an age-old attribute given to God in philosophical and theological traditions, but within the last century’s development of ...
Anné Verhoef
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