March 4 — Religious Values in the Health Marketplace: Stories from Catholic and Jewish Hospitals
Various religious traditions approach differntly questions of sickness and healing, the value of life at its beginning and end, and personal choice. Think of stem cells, or “death with dignify.” How does this shape current debates over medicine and healthcare reform?
When: Tuesday March 4, noon to 1:00 PM
Where: IUPUI Lilly Medical Sciences Library Room IB 301 975 West Walnut Street Indianapolis
The IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI and Medical Humanities present a Health Studies Seminar on Catholic and Jewish Values in the Health Care Market. David Craig, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at IUPUI, specializes in religion, ethics, and politics. Author of John Ruskin and the Ethics of Consumption and a score of articles, chapters, reviews, and papers, he researches and writes on social theories, philanthropy, and human meaning. His current book projects relate to the use of demonstrations as public ritual to affect social policy, and class-based problems faced by healthcare deliverers.
These events are free of charge and open to the public but seating is limited. RSVP: Vanessa d’Amico (317) 278-1669
Know before you go … An excellent book: Ronald L. Numbers, et al. Caring and Curing: Health and Medicine in the Western Religious Traditions
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