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Covenants of Life

Contemporary Medical Ethics in Light of the Thought of Paul Ramsey

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Editors:
  1. Kenneth L. Vaux

    1. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, USA

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  2. Sara Vaux

    1. Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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  3. Mark Stenberg

    1. House of Mercy in Lowertown, St. Paul, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophy and Medicine (PHME, volume 77)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: The Theological, Medical and Philosophical Contexts of Paul Ramsey’s Medical Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Covenant-Centered Ethics

      • David H. Smith
      Pages 3-8

    3. Paul Ramsey’s Ethic of Covenant Fidelity

      • Ronald A. Carson
      Pages 9-18

    4. Discerning Stewardship

      • Kenneth L. Vaux, Mark Stenberg
      Pages 19-31

  3. Fundamental Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Keeping Body and Soul Together

      • Oliver O’Donovan
      Pages 35-56

    3. The Right to Life and Human Dignity

      • Leon R. Kass
      Pages 57-69

    4. Applied Ethics and Communities of Value

      • Paul F. Camenisch
      Pages 71-84

    5. Response I

      • Paul Ramsey
      Pages 85-102

  4. Theological Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. In Partnership with God

      • Byron L. Sherwin
      Pages 105-125

    3. Technology and Tragedy

      • Allen Verhey
      Pages 127-145

    4. Response II

      • Paul Ramsey
      Pages 147-169

  5. Medical Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. The Devil’s Being God’s Best Inspiration: The Boundary between Research and Care

      • Jan Van Eys
      Pages 173-183

    3. Telling and Keeping Still; Reviving and Letting Go

      • Stanley Schade
      Pages 185-190

    4. Ramsey as Trellis

      • William G. Bartholome
      Pages 191-199

    5. Response III

      • Paul Ramsey
      Pages 201-234

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 235-257
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About this book

The intense fervor of a Mississippi Methodist preacher, the meticulous reasoning of an Oxford logician, the dogged persistence of a head longshoreman, the unflagging humor of a Rabelaisian satirist. To have met Paul Ramsey at a lecture in a medical university; a heady conference at Hastings-on­ Hudson; a congressional hearing; deliberations at a church assembly; or a bull session in some coffee shop was to be confronted with a gentleman of unforgettable energy, insight, and delight. In many roles--as a young instructor in religious studies at Princeton University, a concerned moral theologian commenting on the ethics of the "sit-ins" and nuclear issues, an observer and dialogue partner with physicians at Georgetown and other medical centers, a faithful editor and analyst of Jonathan Edwards' ethical writings, a trustee of the Hastings center, a voluminous correspondent with others who would join to disciplined pursuit of values--Paul Ramsey in all roles was indefatigable in zeal, rigorous in demand and gracious in coadventuring (to use one of his wonderful metaphors). This volume captures a unique exchange between Paul Ramsey and his most prominent colleagues. In one sense it remains a Festschrift in his honor, characterized, at times, by a markedly informal tone.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, USA

    Kenneth L. Vaux

  • Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Sara Vaux

  • House of Mercy in Lowertown, St. Paul, USA

    Mark Stenberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Covenants of Life

  • Book Subtitle: Contemporary Medical Ethics in Light of the Thought of Paul Ramsey

  • Editors: Kenneth L. Vaux, Sara Vaux, Mark Stenberg

  • Series Title: Philosophy and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9898-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1053-8Published: 31 December 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6189-8Published: 07 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9898-9Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0376-7418

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0080

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 258

  • Topics: Ethics, Religious Studies, general

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