The Compassion of the Samaritan: A Christian Ethic of Healthcare

The economics of health care is often criticised as only focussing on efficiency and budget cuts (these are not the same, of course). This has never been true, and health economists have also focussed on equity. In this webinar, co-chaired by Dr Edward David (Kings College London) and Dr Joseph Kwon (University of Oxford), Professor Stephen Duckett, University of Divinity Australia, will argue that a Christian ethic of healthcare funding needs to add a focus on compassion, deriving a Christian ethical foundation from the Parable of the Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37).

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Professor Stephen Duckett is an Emeritus Professor of Health Policy at LaTrobe University and a member of the Religion and Social Policy Network of the University of Divinity in Australia. An economist, he is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. In addition to his academic qualifications in health economics and policy (PhD, DSc), he has a PhD in theology awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. A revised version of his PhD thesis, Healthcare funding and Christian ethics, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2023.

 

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