For For doctors and medical students who want a Christian physician's thoughts on their calling. Not for general devotional reading.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
2 of 5worth a look
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
Addresses to doctors by a physician-preacher on the doctor's calling and the human condition.
How it proceeds
Philosophic3 of 5
Scriptural2 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological3 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A collection of addresses to doctors and medical students, published by the Christian Medical Fellowship in 1982, the year after his death. Lloyd-Jones trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital and worked as assistant to Sir Thomas Horder before turning to the ministry, and these talks reflect on the doctor's person and calling and on the human condition he treats.