The Importance of Begging Earnestly

The author focuses on the potential for many healthcare institutions currently called ‘Catholic’ to lose their genuine Roman Catholic identity, and he offers suggestions for the future of the Catholic identity of Catholic healthcare institutions. The author then considers one particular task of the...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:  
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Tollefsen, Christopher (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
Vérifier la disponibilité: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
En cours de chargement...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publié: Oxford University Press 2000
Dans: Christian bioethics
Année: 2000, Volume: 6, Numéro: 3, Pages: 267-280
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Électronique
Non-électronique
Description
Résumé:The author focuses on the potential for many healthcare institutions currently called ‘Catholic’ to lose their genuine Roman Catholic identity, and he offers suggestions for the future of the Catholic identity of Catholic healthcare institutions. The author then considers one particular task of the Catholic hospital, that of showing a preferential option for the poor. Some of the threats to this task are highlighted. The author concludes with some suggestions for the renewal of Catholic identity in Catholic healthcare institutions.
ISSN:1744-4195
Contient:Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/chbi.6.3.267.6885