The Spirit, Giver of Life: Pneumatology and the Re-Enchantment of Medicine
In "Science as a Vocation," Max Weber identifies a trajectory within modernity of increased rationalization, which results in a dangerous loss of meaning, a marginalization of religion, and a disenchanted view of the world. Weber's misunderstanding of religion as premodern and "m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Christian bioethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-314 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CF Christianity and Science NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NCH Medical ethics ZB Sociology |
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| Summary: | In "Science as a Vocation," Max Weber identifies a trajectory within modernity of increased rationalization, which results in a dangerous loss of meaning, a marginalization of religion, and a disenchanted view of the world. Weber's misunderstanding of religion as premodern and "magical" results in his underestimating how religion can contribute to "re-enchanting" a field of knowledge, specifically medicine. This article proposes to turn to a theology of the Holy Spirit as "giver of life" for resources to "re-enchant" medicine. Re-enchantment does not require returning to a magical view of the world but retrieving a real sense of God at work in the world, thereby enabling the health care worker and scientist to arrive at a deeper understanding of vocation. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-4195 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/cb/cbz013 |
