#123 Personhood: a Christian understanding
With Dr Vinod Shah
What is personhood? When does it begin? Do individuals have intrinsic worth or value? And how are we different from animals?
Join Dr Vinod Shah as he tackles these questions and explores the history of personhood, its origins in popular thought and what Scripture has to teach us on the subject.
Further resources:
- Christ and the Concept of Person by Lydia Jaeger
- The Ethics of Personhood by Justin Holcomb
- Consciousness and Personhood in Medical Care by Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Eric Racine & George A. Mashour
- Personhood, Personal Identity, and Christianity by Mere Liberty
- The Moral Status of the Human Embryo According to Peter Singer: Individuality, Humanity, and Personhood by Joseph Howard
Dr Vinod Shah
After coming to Christian faith from a Jain background, Dr Vinod Shah's passion is serving God through Medical Mission. He did his M.B.B.S, M.S & M.Ch from Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He served as Executive Director of the Emmanuel Hospital Association in New Delhi; was the Head of Distance Education at CMC Vellore; and from 2014-2019 was the CEO of ICMDA. He is married to Dr Shalini Shah and they are blessed with three children; two of them are working in North America, and one in China.
