‘Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine’
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
What happens when a Buddhist monk visiting the United States is hospitalized, terminally ill with liver cancer? Does religion interfere with his medical care? What about his Buddhist brethren, unable to join him bedside? Who will provide the appropriate services and ceremonies? Well, says Wendy Cadge, that’s where hospital chaplains come in. read more