After Harm

"Forgiveness on the part of an injured patient, or the family if the patient has died, comes as a result of both words and actions on the part of doctors and hospitals, says Nancy Berlinger in her thoughtful and well-researched book."—Gregory M. Lamb, Christian Science Monitor

"This is an important book that deserves to be read widely. Berlinger has done a signal service by writing it."—Stephen E. Lammers, Christian Century

"Certainly recommended reading."—Mark Welch, Ph.D., Metapsychology

"Provides a valuable counterbalance to innumerable calls for systemic reforms to reduce medical error."—Farr A. Curlin, British Medical Journal

"Thoughtful and well-researched."—Gregory M. Lamb, Chicago Sun-Times

"An accessible, thoughtful treatment of this sensitive topic, which carefully addresses the concerns of all parties affected by medical harm . . . This book should be read by anyone working within a healthcare institution."—Christine Vitrano, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

"A refreshing effort to connect error and forgiveness in a way that encourages the sort of debate the issue deserves."—Curtis W. Hart, Journal of Religion and Health

"Presents an opportune and refreshing perspective on medical error."—Summer Johnson, Hastings Center Report

"The text in my view makes an important contribution to the understanding of the relationship between physician and patient in the face of medical error . . . The author states she hopes non-physician health care professionals will find her work of use, to that end she has succeeded."—Anne-Marie Brown, Provincial Health Ethics Network

"I loved this book . . . It is a tight, tasty, spiritual and intellectual morsel."—Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA, FAAN, Ethics and Medicine

"Dr. Berlinger's thoughtful and graceful work offers reflection on aspects of heath care, ethics and faith in ways both necessary and new. Her work provides a critique of bioethics and a challenge for the sort of conversations we need to move forward."—Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine