Narratives and Jewish Bioethics searches for answers to the critical question of what roles ancient narratives play in creating modern norms by Jewish bioethicists utilizing the Jewish textual tradition.

Autorentext

Jonathan K. Crane is the Raymond F. Schinazi Junior Scholar of Bioethics and Jewish Thought at Emory University's Center for Ethics.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments Foreword by Stanley Hauerwas Abbreviations Chapter One. Genesis of Jewish Bioethics Chapter Two. Narratives, Norms, and Deadly Complications Chapter Three. A Dying Story: Told and Retold Chapter Four. Living to Die: Theo-Political Interpretations Chapter Five. Dying to Die: Bioethical Interpretations Chapter Six. Salvaging Stories in and for Jewish Bioethics Bibliography Index