Praying to Die
Medicine and Liturgy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan K Crane (0000-0002-5600-0830, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jore.12084 |
| OpenAlex | W1575354697 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Prayer has long been a staple in the proverbial Jewish medical toolbox. While the vast majority of relevant prayers seek renewed health and prolonged life, what might prayers for someone to die look like? What ethical dimensions are involved in such liturgical expressions? By examining both prayers for oneself to die and prayers for someone else to die, this essay discerns reasons why it may be good and even necessary to pray for a patient's demise
Demise · Judaism · Political science · Prayer · Psychiatry · Right to die · Sociology · Theology · Toolbox · Engineering · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |