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The Order of Widows: What the Early Church Can Teach Us about Older Women and Health Care
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M. Cathleen Kaveny
Christian bioethics: Non-Ecumenical Studies in Medical Morality, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11–34, https://doi.org/10.1093/13803600590926369
Published: 01 April 2005
... argues that the early Christian “order of widows” pro-
vides a fruitful model for Christian ethicists struggling to address
the medical and social problems of elderly women today. After
outlining the precarious state of the “almanah” - or widow - in
biblical times, it describes...
Journal Article
The Order of Widows: What the Early Church Can Teach Us about Older Women and Health Care
Get access
M. Cathleen Kaveny
Christian bioethics: Non-Ecumenical Studies in Medical Morality, Volume 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11–34, https://doi.org/10.1080/13803600590926369
Published: 01 January 2005
...M. Cathleen Kaveny Address correspondence to M. Cathleen Kaveny, J. D., Ph.D., Notre Dame Law School, University of Notre Dame, Box R, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA. E-mail: [email protected] © 2005 Taylor & Francis Inc. 2005 Abstract This article argues that the early Christian...