World Religions for Healthcare Professionals

Editors: Sorajjakool, Siroj, Carr, Mark F. and Nam, Julius J.
Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: Routledge

Single-User Purchase Price: $160.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: Not Available
ISBN: 978-0-7890-3812-8
Category: Religion & Theology
Book Status: Available

It explores how various religious traditions view sickness, health, birth, and death. Its primary aim is to offer healthcare professions a greater awareness of beliefs and practices so that they will be better informed in providing effective care to patients from various religious backgrounds. Many deeply controversial bioethics issues such as abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and stem cell research are also addressed in this volume from the perspectives of world religions. Written in a user-friendly fashion and easy to reference, this book is suitable for all health practitioners and organized in a way that will make it easy to search and learn basic applications.

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