{"product_id":"theological-bioethics-lisa-sowle-cahill-9781589010758","title":"Theological Bioethics: Participation, Justice, and Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe field of bioethics was deeply influenced by religious thinkers as it emerged in the 1960s and early 1970s. Since that time, however, a seemingly neutral political liberalism has pervaded the public sphere, resulting in a deep suspicion of those bringing religious values to bear on questions of bioethics and public policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a theological ethicist and progressive Catholic, Lisa Sowle Cahill does not want to cede the \"religious perspective\" to fundamentalists and the pro-life movement, nor does she want to submit to the gospel of a political liberalism that champions individual autonomy as holy writ. In \u003ci\u003eTheological Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e, Cahill calls for progressive religious thinkers and believers to join in the effort to reclaim the best of their traditions through jointly engaging political forces at both community and national levels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Cahill's eyes, just access to health care must be the number one priority for this type of \"participatory bioethics.\" She describes a new understanding of theological bioethics that must go beyond decrying injustice, beyond opposing social practices that commercialize human beings, beyond painting a vision of a more egalitarian future. Such a participatory bioethics, she argues, must also take account of and take part in a global social network of mobilization for change; it must seek out those in solidarity, those involved in a common calling to create a more just social, political, and economic system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the past two decades Cahill has made profound contributions to theological ethics and bioethics. This is a magisterial and programmatic statement that will alter how the religiously inclined understand their role in the great bioethics debates of today and tomorrow that yearn for clear thinking and prophetic wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Sowle Cahill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589010752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589010758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.12w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 1856","brand":"Lisa Sowle Cahill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068674011391,"sku":"9781589010758","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9af48f0d-8f85-44b9-958a-721d78981b5f.jpg?v=1685420365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theological-bioethics-lisa-sowle-cahill-9781589010758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}