Suffering, Medicine, and the Book of Job
Physicians regularly encounter suffering in patients who may be seriously or chronically ill, disabled, or dying. This article explores the question of why God allows suffering and considers the Book of Job in particular for insights on the role of faith in suffering. It examines how society has vie...
| Published in: | Journal of religion, disability & health |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2012
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| In: |
Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Further subjects: | B
Disability
B History of Medicine B Disease B Suffering B Book of Job |
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| Summary: | Physicians regularly encounter suffering in patients who may be seriously or chronically ill, disabled, or dying. This article explores the question of why God allows suffering and considers the Book of Job in particular for insights on the role of faith in suffering. It examines how society has viewed disease as a manifestation of God across history and presents several perspectives on the relationship between disease, suffering, and religion, including potential implications for the contemporary practice of medicine and personal reflections. |
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| ISSN: | 1522-9122 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15228967.2012.731877 |