Intersections

Properly to address such bioethical concerns and to guide the couple’s medical choices, we must take a step back and recognize that one should first turn to a right knowledge of God and be in appropriate relationship with Him. Thus, my analysis of how to approach the case is anchored in the rich history of Church Tradition, Orthodox theology, and prayer, and how such a foundation requires us to reorient all of medicine so that we treat both body and soul.