Böcker av Anthony Fisher

A great deal of strange things are happening on Timblur Lane. On a given day, you might notice a finch and chipmunk carrying on in conversation, or paper stars being propelled from one chimney and into another. It is on this street that two very special youngsters are about to uncover a pair of books that will make life on Timblur Lane even more interesting.Deleminus chronicles the lives of Zacharias Webb and Violet Bisbee as they make a discovery that will change their lives and their neighborhood forever. They find that magic is not bound to the human imagination. It is alive, well, and flourishing right under their noses. As a result of their initial encounter, Zach is branded by a peculiar metallic crest, a long retired headmistress reopens a very old school, and other events unfold that expose an ancient evil which seeks to eradicate the race of men once and for all.

Can the Hippocratic and Judeo-Christian traditions be synthesized with contemporary thought about practical reason, virtue and community to provide real-life answers to the dilemmas of healthcare today? Bishop Anthony Fisher discusses conscience, relationships and law in relation to the modern-day controversies surrounding stem cell research, abortion, transplants, artificial feeding and euthanasia, using case studies to offer insight and illumination. What emerges is a reason-based bioethics for the twenty-first century; a bioethics that treats faith and reason with equal seriousness, that shows the relevance of ancient wisdom to the complexities of modern healthcare scenarios and that offers new suggestions for social policy and regulation. Philosophical argument is complemented by Catholic theology and analysis of social and biomedical trends, to make this an auspicious example of a new generation of Catholic bioethical writing which has relevance for people of all faiths and none.