Bioethics and Medicine: A Short Companion (Essentials in Christian Ethics)

by C. Ben Mitchell

Publisher:

B&H

, 2025

Overview

In Bioethics and Medicine: A Short Companion, C. Ben Mitchell challenges the prevailing view of bioethics as solely a matter of expert problem-solving. Instead, he argues that the ethics of medicine is deeply rooted in an ancient profession with a rich moral heritage. This heritage, embodied in the Hippocratic Oath and other foundational texts, guides the practice of medicine and is at risk of being eroded if not actively defended by Christians.

Mitchell explores key topics such as the patient-physician relationship, the goals of medicine, end-of-life care, and the broader societal implications of medical ethics. By examining these issues through a historical, moral, and philosophical lens, Mitchell offers a thought-provoking exploration of the moral foundations of medicine and a call to action for those who care about its future.

The Essentials in Christian Ethics series, edited by C. Ben Mitchell and Jason Thacker, is designed to illuminate the richness and centrality of ethics to all of the Christian life. The series consists of short, introductory volumes written by renowned scholars in the fields of ethics, theology, and philosophy. Each volume explores a crucial element of Christian ethical reflection, approaching the subject from within the broader Protestant moral tradition.

Key Features

• Challenges the prevailing view of bioethics as solely a matter of expert problem-solving.
• Argues that the ethics of medicine is deeply rooted in an ancient profession.
• Explores key topics such as the patient-physician relationship.

Product Details

• Title: Bioethics and Medicine: A Short Companion (Essentials in Christian Ethics)
• Author: C. Ben Mitchell
• Series: Essentials in Christian Ethics
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 160
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Christian Ethics; Bioethics; Medical Ethics
• ISBNs: 9781087788890, 1087788897
• Resource ID: LLS:BTHCSMDCNCHTHCS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-09-02T19:20:52Z

About C. Ben Mitchell

C. Ben Mitchell holds the Graves Chair of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Tennessee, and serves as the editor of Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics. He is a senior fellow in the Academy of Fellows of the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity and previously served as its executive director. He’s also served as a faculty member at Trinity International University. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles examining the intersection of science and ethics, and he has contributed to several books.