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Preserving the penultimate : the Church and healthcare in the light of Bonhoeffer's and Schweitzer's theology and praxis / Robert M. Jaggs-Fowler.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jaggs-Fowler, Robert, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Care of the sick--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Care of the sick.
Medical care--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Medical care.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.
Schweitzer, Albert.
Physical Description:
xvii, 356 pages : 1 chart ; 23 cm
Other Title:
Bonhoeffer's and Schweitzer's theology and praxis
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : James Clarke & Co., 2026.
Contents:
Setting the scene
Suffering, health and healing, dying and death
The Christian Gospel, poverty and health
The Church's response to Scripture on poverty and health
The Relevance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Relevance of Albert Schweitzer
The Nature and significance of Bonhoeffer's Penultimate and Ultimate
An Overview of the life, philosophy and theology of Albert Schweitzer
The Christology of Bonhoeffer and Schweitzer, the Penultimate and healthcare
The Ethics of Bonhoeffer and Schweitzer, the Penultimate and healthcare
Suffering, health and healing : dying and death revisited
The Christian Gospel, poverty and health revisited.
The Message of Bonhoeffer and Schweitzer for Twenty-First-Century healthcare
Appendix : Comparative timeline for Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Albert Schweitzer.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-346) and index.
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9780227180952
022718095X
9780227180945
0227180941
OCLC:
1501557016
Publisher Number:
90104363381
CIPO000288187

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