Journal of Clinical Review & Case Reports(JCRC)

Borra College of Health Science, Dominican University IL, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Sacred Utterances: Terminal Utterances and the Embodied Theology of Medical Practice
  Author(s): Julian Ungar-Sargon*
  
  This study examines the theological and clinical significance of patients' final words within the context of embodied medical practice. Drawing upon historical medical documentation, contemporary clinical observations, and theological frameworks developed by Julian Ungar-Sargon, we propose that final utterances represent a convergence of divine presence and human embodiment that transforms ordinary clinical encounters into sacred spaces of healing witness [1]. Through analysis of William Osler's 1900-1904 study of dying patients, contemporary medical worker testimonies, and theological insights on "dialectical presence," we argue that authentic medical practice requires recognition of the sacred-profane dialectic inherent in therapeutic encounters with mortality [2-6]... Read More»
  

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