The physician as priest, revisited
Despite much resistance from the medical profession, the notion persists in our culture that the physician plays a priestly role. Medical resistance must be taken seriously. It stems from legitimate concerns that the priestly role implies an unwelcome broadening of medical responsibilities, expectat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1985]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 1985, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 272-286 |
| Further subjects: | B
Medical Responsibility
B Medical Work B Pastoral Care B Ministerial Function B Medical Profession |
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| Summary: | Despite much resistance from the medical profession, the notion persists in our culture that the physician plays a priestly role. Medical resistance must be taken seriously. It stems from legitimate concerns that the priestly role implies an unwelcome broadening of medical responsibilities, expectations of moral expertise, and being on the receiving end of people's most intense existential hopes. On the other hand, the nature of illness and healing makes it inevitable that physicianswill take on ministerial functions in their medical work. This essay attempts to recover the notion of the physician as priest on the basis of theological and religious reflection on the nature of ministry and pastoral care. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF01533009 |