Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health Towards a Dialogical Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tham, Joseph (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Durante, Chris (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), García Gómez, Alberto (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Advancing Global Bioethics, 9
• Subjects: Bioethics.; Religion and sociology.; Sociology of Religion.; Social Aspects of Religion.

This book discuss the meaning and implications of the social and ethical implications of the notion of social responsibility in healthcare in six major world religions - Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, & Judaism. This collection of papers is based on a four-day workshop wh...

Table of Contents:

• Preface (Dafna Feinholz)
• Introduction: (Joseph Tham)
• Ch.1: Islam- Linking religion, social responsibility, and the state's duty to provide healthcare: An Islamic ethico-legal perspective (AasimPadela)
• Ch. 2: Judaism- Jewish Perspectives on Social Responsibility in the Israeli Healthcare System (Jonathan and Adina Halevy)
• Ch. 3: Christianity- Social Responsibility from a Christian Perspective  (Oscar Martinez)
• Ch. 4: Confucianism- Social Responsibility & Health from a Confucian Perspective (Ruiping Fan)
• Ch. 5: Hinduism- Hindu Perspective on Social Responsibility (Vasantha Muthuswamy)
• Ch. 6: Buddhism- Social Responsibilityand Healthcare: A Buddhist Perspective (Ellen Y. Zhang)
• Ch. 7: Convergence and Cooperation in Social Responsibility in Health (Alberto Garcia)
• Conclusion: Bridges & Gulfs: Reflecting on the Conversations (Chris Durante).