Product Description: In Medicine, Society, and Faith in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Darrel Amundsen explores the disputed boundaries of medicine and Christianity by focusing on the principle of the sanctity of human life, including the duty to treat or attempt to sustain the life of the ill...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Most religious traditions have a rich, if largely forgotten, heritage of involvement in medical issues of life, death, and health. Religious values influence our behavior and attitudes toward sickness, sexuality, and lifestyle, to say nothing of more controversial subjects such as abortion and euthanasia...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Religion. Paperback book. Edward J. Larson & Darrel W. Amundsen, authors. Total 288 pages. Previous owner's name is on the first page and has been marked through by the previous owner, the pages are clean otherwise. The spine is tight and straight...read more