title: [Illness and health from a theological-philosophical viewpoint].
abstract: The rivalry between priest and physician is more than a curious reminiscence from greco-roman antiquity and the hebrew precursors of christianity (or their medieval aftermath). The guild of physicians has, by its successfully marketed success, outrun the clergy; it fell itself, however, into crisis. A spiritual turn to the roots in prophecy leads theologians to a more realistic self-assessment as defenders of the suffering creature and to new partnership with a novel physician who perceives scientific omnipotence and therefore limits himself to serve the ill.
authors.affiliation: Theologische Fakultät Luzern.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D001633:Bible; D004194:Disease; D006262:Health; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D012068:Religion and Medicine
vernacular_title: Krankheit und Gesundheit aus theologisch-philosophischer Sicht.