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Religiousdbeliefsdanddcustomsdcandsignificantlydshapedpatients’danddprofessionals’d
attitudesdtoward,danddexpectationsdof,dhealthcare,dasdwelldasdtheirdwishesdanddper-
d sonaldboundariesdregardingdsuchddailydmattersdasddress,ddiet,dprayer,danddtouch.d
Undoubtedly,dthedsensitivitydwithdwhichdcliniciansdcommunicatedwithdpatientsdand
d makeddecisionsdregardingdappropriatedmedicaldinterventiondcandbedgreatlydincrea
sedd bydandunderstandingdofdreligiousdasdwelldasdotherdformsdofdculturalddiversity.
Thisdseconddeditiondofdadpopulardanddestablisheddtextdoffersdhealthcaredstudent
sd anddprofessionalsdadcleardanddconcisedoverviewdofdhealthdbeliefsdanddpracticesdin
d worlddreligions,dincludingdHinduism,dBuddhism,dJainism,dConfucianism,dTaoism,d S
ikhism,dIslam,dJudaism,danddChristianity.dAdoptingdadconsistentdstructure,deachd cha
pterdconsidersdtheddemographicdprofiledofdthedcommunity,dthedreligion’sdhistor-
d icalddevelopment,danddkeydbeliefsdanddpractices,dincludingdviewsdregardingdhealth
d anddsickness,ddeath,dandddying.dEachdchapterdalsodendsdwithdadusefuldchecklistdofd
advicedondwhatdtoddodanddwhatdtodavoid,dalongdwithdrecommendationsdfordfurther
d reading,dbothdonlinedanddindprintdform.
Thedbook’sdcleardanddconsistentdstyledensuresdthatdreadersdwithdlittledbackgrou
ndd knowledgedcandfinddthedinformationdtheydneeddanddassimilateditdeasily.dAdbran
ddnewd chapterdondapplicationsdanddadsetdofdnewdcasedstudiesdillustratingdissuesdind
clinicald practicedenhancedthisdwide-
rangingdbook’sdvaluedtodstudentsdanddpractitionersdalike.
SirojdSorajjakooldhasdstudieddanddtaughtdworlddreligionsdinduniversitydanddhealth-
d caredsettingsdfordoverd25dyears.dHedisdadprofessordindthedSchooldofdReligiondatdLo
mad LindadUniversity.
MarkdF.dCarrdhasdstudieddanddtaughtdindthedareasdofdreligion,dtheology,dethics,dand
d bioethicsdfordoverd20dyears.dHedholdsdadclinicaldethicsdanddadministrativedposition
datd ProvidencedHealthdanddServices,dAlaska.
ErnestdJ.dBurseydhasdstudieddanddtaughtdindthedareasdofdreligion,dtheology,dNewd T
estament,danddhealthcaredfordoverd40dyears.dHedteachesdondthesedtopicsdatdthed Adv
entistdUniversitydofdHealthcaredSciences.
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Religiousdbeliefsdanddcustomsdcandsignificantlydshapedpatients’danddprofessionals’d
attitudesdtoward,danddexpectationsdof,dhealthcare,dasdwelldasdtheirdwishesdanddper-
d sonaldboundariesdregardingdsuchddailydmattersdasddress,ddiet,dprayer,danddtouch.d
Undoubtedly,dthedsensitivitydwithdwhichdcliniciansdcommunicatedwithdpatientsdand
d makeddecisionsdregardingdappropriatedmedicaldinterventiondcandbedgreatlydincrea
sedd bydandunderstandingdofdreligiousdasdwelldasdotherdformsdofdculturalddiversity.
Thisdseconddeditiondofdadpopulardanddestablisheddtextdoffersdhealthcaredstudent
sd anddprofessionalsdadcleardanddconcisedoverviewdofdhealthdbeliefsdanddpracticesdin
d worlddreligions,dincludingdHinduism,dBuddhism,dJainism,dConfucianism,dTaoism,d S
ikhism,dIslam,dJudaism,danddChristianity.dAdoptingdadconsistentdstructure,deachd cha
pterdconsidersdtheddemographicdprofiledofdthedcommunity,dthedreligion’sdhistor-
d icalddevelopment,danddkeydbeliefsdanddpractices,dincludingdviewsdregardingdhealth
d anddsickness,ddeath,dandddying.dEachdchapterdalsodendsdwithdadusefuldchecklistdofd
advicedondwhatdtoddodanddwhatdtodavoid,dalongdwithdrecommendationsdfordfurther
d reading,dbothdonlinedanddindprintdform.
Thedbook’sdcleardanddconsistentdstyledensuresdthatdreadersdwithdlittledbackgrou
ndd knowledgedcandfinddthedinformationdtheydneeddanddassimilateditdeasily.dAdbran
ddnewd chapterdondapplicationsdanddadsetdofdnewdcasedstudiesdillustratingdissuesdind
clinicald practicedenhancedthisdwide-
rangingdbook’sdvaluedtodstudentsdanddpractitionersdalike.
SirojdSorajjakooldhasdstudieddanddtaughtdworlddreligionsdinduniversitydanddhealth-
d caredsettingsdfordoverd25dyears.dHedisdadprofessordindthedSchooldofdReligiondatdLo
mad LindadUniversity.
MarkdF.dCarrdhasdstudieddanddtaughtdindthedareasdofdreligion,dtheology,dethics,dand
d bioethicsdfordoverd20dyears.dHedholdsdadclinicaldethicsdanddadministrativedposition
datd ProvidencedHealthdanddServices,dAlaska.
ErnestdJ.dBurseydhasdstudieddanddtaughtdindthedareasdofdreligion,dtheology,dNewd T
estament,danddhealthcaredfordoverd40dyears.dHedteachesdondthesedtopicsdatdthed Adv
entistdUniversitydofdHealthcaredSciences.
,
, World Religions for He
d d d
althcare Professionals
d
Second edition edited by
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Siroj Sorajjakool, Mark F. Carr,
d d d d d
and Ernest J. Bursey
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