Caring for Those in Crisis: Facing Ethical Dilemmas with Patients and Families - Softcover

Mottram, Kenneth P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587431912 ISBN 13: 9781587431913

Publisher: Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group, 2007

Synopsis

In our world of medical innovation and an average lifespan, medical and ethical questions are at the forefront of many Christians' minds. Pastors can find themselves in positions to give advice about these matters on many occasions. This title offers guidance to pastors assisting patients and their families through the maze of medical issues.

About this title

Synopsis:

In our world of medical innovation and an increasing average lifespan, medical and ethical questions are at the forefront of many Christians' minds. Pastors can find themselves in positions to give advice about these matters on many occasions, a situation in which they may not feel qualified. "Caring for Those in Crisis" is designed to give pastors a solid footing when asked for advice in critical medical decisions. It starts readers off on a path to formulate and define their own values based on biblical and historical instances of advocacy and ethics. It also offers a decision-making model for ethical dilemmas, discusses Christian distinctives that pertain to medical and death and dying decisions, and discusses frequently encountered ethical problems, like organ donation and life support. This extremely practical and detailed resource is one no pastor should be without.

About the Author:

Kenneth P. Mottram (DMin, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary) is a health care chaplain, spirituality researcher, and Baptist minister. He has over twenty-five years of ministry experience as a congregational pastor and hospital chaplain. Mottram lives in Bozeman, Montana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1587431912
• ISBN 13: 9781587431913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160