Dr Andrew Sloane is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought and Director of Postgraduate Studies at Morling Theological College (affiliated with the Australian College of Theology and the University of Divinity), Australia. He studied medicine at the University of NSW and practiced briefly as a doctor before studying theology at Morling College, where he completed both his BTh (1990) and his ThD (1994) through the Australian College of Theology. He has ministered in Baptist churches and been on faculty at Ridley (Anglican) College in Melbourne (1996-2002) and Morling (Baptist) College (2002-). His publications include articles in bioethics, philosophy, and the Old Testament; On Being a Christian in the Academy (2003); At Home in a Strange Land (2008).

This reviewer encourages readers who are interested in pursuing medicine as a profession, bioethicists, theologians, or anyone just curious about an insider’s view to read this work. The history, philosophies, and theologies discussed within, as well as the medical and bioethical questions raised, make Sloane’s work well worth the time spent reading.

• Acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Entering the world of medicine3. Why bioethics needs a philosophy (and theology) of medicine4. Perspectives on philosophy of medicine5. Perspectives on theology of medicine6. Finding the target: Messer’s theology of health7. A philosophical-theological framework for medicine8. Human vulnerability and the goods of medicine9. Re-engaging the world of medicineBibliographyIndex

Dr Andrew Sloane is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought and Director of Postgraduate Studies at Morling Theological College (affiliated with the Australian College of Theology and the University of Divinity), Australia. He studied medicine at the University of NSW and practiced briefly as a doctor before studying theology at Morling College, where he completed both his BTh (1990) and his ThD (1994) through the Australian College of Theology. He has ministered in Baptist churches and been on faculty at Ridley (Anglican) College in Melbourne (1996-2002) and Morling (Baptist) College (2002-). His publications include articles in bioethics, philosophy, and the Old Testament; On Being a Christian in the Academy (2003); At Home in a Strange Land (2008).

This reviewer encourages readers who are interested in pursuing medicine as a profession, bioethicists, theologians, or anyone just curious about an insider’s view to read this work. The history, philosophies, and theologies discussed within, as well as the medical and bioethical questions raised, make Sloane’s work well worth the time spent reading.

• Acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Entering the world of medicine3. Why bioethics needs a philosophy (and theology) of medicine4. Perspectives on philosophy of medicine5. Perspectives on theology of medicine6. Finding the target: Messer’s theology of health7. A philosophical-theological framework for medicine8. Human vulnerability and the goods of medicine9. Re-engaging the world of medicineBibliographyIndex