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Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 5/2020

01-10-2020 | Care | Philosophical Exploration

A More Excellent Way: Recovering Mystery in COVID Care

Author: Joshua D. Genig

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 5/2020

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Abstract

This article explores the fundamental role of mystery in the care of patients suffering from COVID-19. Specific attention is paid to the disparity between modern and post-modern approaches to mystery and how medical instruction and care has often been conducted in the vein of the former. However, with post-moderns now being trained as medical clinicians and serving on the frontlines of this pandemic, there is an opportunity to return to a more ancient manner of understanding humanity, one which places mystery on equal footing with chemistry.
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Metadata
Title
A More Excellent Way: Recovering Mystery in COVID Care
Author
Joshua D. Genig
Publication date
01-10-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Keywords
Care
COVID-19
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01049-w

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