Health as Liberation
Medicine, Theology, and the Quest for Justice
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2005
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Publisher's Description
Deftly quilting themes of Latin American and feminist liberation theologies with those of philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and John Rawls, Alastair V. Campbell displays our rich interconnectedness and our moral responsibilities to one another. Suggesting that many American citizens are oppressed by our current health-care system, he contends that prior to questions of health-care allocation are questions of what we mean as a society by the term health--and how that term is inextricably linked to personal and social freedom and liberation. In the forceful final chapter of the book, Campbell articulates ethical standards for just health-care delivery in the United States--standards that, above all, take account of deep religious faith and concern for one's neighbor. Health as Liberation is a critical analysis of justice and modern health care, and of a society's moral obligations to its citizens.
Endorsements (2)
“Alastair Campbell's Health as Liberation is very powerful. Taking the perspective of liberation thought and praxis, Campbell helpfully redirects our attention to health as an aspect of freedom, to the many voices of illness, and to the social structures that thwart and promote health. This clear and compelling book will be of great interest to secular as well as to theological audiences, and I enthusiastically recommend it.”
“Professor Campbell promises to listen to the 'voices of the oppressed.' The course of his reflections immeasurably deepens our understanding of the profound connections between health and freedom, and of the need to give voice to the voiceless. This is a most thoughtful and intelligent book.”
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