(Defending the Common Good, Part 1) Resuming our Bi-monthly Schedule with a New Managing Editor People of any faith strive to be “in
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During my second year at Vanderbilt Divinity School, I had the opportunity through the field education program to intern at the Tennessee Justice Center, a nonprofit law firm representing clients who navigate the complex, state run health care system called
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Healthcare is once again in the public eye with the confirmation hearings of Amy Comey Barrett to be seated on the United States Supreme Court. In the past, she has sided with many conservatives to denounce the Affordable Care Act which protects people with preexisting conditions and allows people
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And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14 (NRSV) When John spoke to us saying “the Word became flesh,” John introduced to us the heavenly mystery of incarnation
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During my second year at Vanderbilt Divinity School, I had the opportunity through the field education program to intern at the Tennessee Justice Center, a nonprofit law firm representing clients who navigate the complex, state run health care system called Tenncare (our version of Medicaid) and advocating for health care
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When it comes to healthcare, timing is key. It is obvious in the case of medical emergencies: “How long was the brain deprived of oxygen?” “How long did you do CPR?” “How long until an OR will be available for surgery?” But timing is just as key when it
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Building Community Together in the Health & Faith Cooperative Editor’s Note: In Defending the Common Good, we cannot forget the crucial role of healthcare, nor the need for health providers to find new ways of relating to communities. This article does not do cost/benefit analysis, but instead addresses the creativity
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(Defending the Common Good, Part 1) Resuming our Bi-monthly Schedule with a New Managing Editor People of any faith strive to be “in the world but not of it.” Our values must stand in opposition to “the swamp” of greed, vanity, and hunger for power. For Christians, our faith has a
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As the rollout and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has begun, issues of health care and health insurance have been topics of much conversation and scrutiny. Who should be covered, what services should be provided, and who should be paying for it? With hold-ups and shutdowns in Congress
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