Welcome - Patterns of the Moral Life

An innovative approach to ethics, showing that welcoming other persons is the primary moral act. The use of stories and cases make the book an ideal text for students to explore ethical questions in the classroom and in their lives. The book also describes a variety of practices that help shape us into more welcoming persons.

About the author

Lois Shepherd, JD, is Wallenborn Professor of Biomedical Ethics and professor of Law and Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is the co-author of Bioethics and the Law, now in its fifth edition, among other books. Margaret E. Mohrmann, MD, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, Medical Education, and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. She is the author of Attending Children: A Doctor’s Education among other books.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret E Mohrmann, Margaret E. Mohrmann, Lois Shepherd
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.12.2025
• EAN: 9798881808716
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0871-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; MEDICAL / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Ethics, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Religious ethics, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct