Confidentiality and its limits: Some contributions from christianity

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-9

  Torrance, Iain R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSCIENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

CHRISTIANITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0037324066     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.1.8     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Kirk KE. Conscience and its problems. An introduction to casuistry. London: Longmans, 1927; reissued Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. I am indebted to Kirk for his survey of the early material. He cites, as do others, the discussion of broken promises in The Conferences of John Cassian and refers to Augustine's two treatises on lies.
2. Cassian J. The conferences. Edinburgh: T and T Clark, 1894: book 17, ch 19. http://www.osb.org/lectio/cassian/conf/book2/ conf17.html#17.19. Also see reference 1:184-7.
3. Chadwick H. Priscillian of Avila: the occult and the charismatic in the early church. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976.
4. St Augustine. Contra mendacium. This was published around 420 CE. Also see reference 1: 198. The classic modern study of lying is: Bok S. Lying: moral choice in public and private life. New York: Vintage Books, 1989.
5. Bonhoeffer D. Ethics. London: SCM Press, 1955: 327.
6. See reference 5: 328.
7. See reference 5: 329.
8. See reference 5: 332.