John R. Peteet, M.D., is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, author of Depression and the Soul: A Guide to Spiritually Integrated Treatment and Doing the Right Thing: An Approach to Moral Issues in Mental Health Treatment, and coeditor of Handbook of Spirituality and World View in Clinical Practice. Michael N. D'Ambra, M.D., is a cardiac anesthesiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an associate professor of anaesthesiology at Harvard Medical School.

• List of ContributorsPrefacePart I: Historical and Clinical ContextChapter 1. Spirituality and Biomedicine: A History of Harmony and DiscordChapter 2. Approaching Spirituality in Clinical PracticePart II: Major Traditions and MedicineChapter 3. JudaismChapter 4. HinduismChapter 5. IslamChapter 6. ChristianityChapter 7. BuddhismChapter 8. Eclectic SpiritualityChapter 9. Christian ScienceChapter 10. Jehovah's WitnessesChapter 11. A Secular PerspectivePart III: Implications and ApplicationsChapter 12. Ethical Considerations and Implications for ProfessionalismChapter 13. Spiritual Care and ChaplaincyChapter 14. Teaching and Learning at the Interface of Medicine and Spirituality

A helpful, important contribution to understanding the role of spirituality in the lives of medical professionals. Choice Valuable. -- John L. Zeller JAMA What a gem of a book! If you have ever wondered what other faith traditions believe when it comes to illness, dying, and death or if you have ever wondered how medical practitioners think about their particular faith tradition, this book is invaluable. In easy to understand language (especially with regard to religions that might be foreign to many readers), the book explores the world views of different faith traditions as well as offering suggestions on caring for those from those traditions. -- P. Fosarelli Journal of Religion and Health