Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care

Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care

According to Christians, God does exist as the father, son, and Holy Spirit. He is supernatural existing in different forms, all of which are beyond human beings’ apprehension. He is the creator and sustainer of all that is present on earth. Despite the Christian perspective of holding science is the best way of obtaining information from the world. This holding of information is more of a relative idea that needs to be researched and the truth established. Christians believe that God is the giver of all we possess, including wisdom. In nursing, God’s love is reflected in a whole individual. Patients must not be treated as non-living objects; instead, they are to give a lot of respect since they are created in the image and willingness of God (Shelly and Miller, 2006)

Postmodern relativism, on the other, had suggested that truth does not exist. Its idea is that the fact is invented instead of being discovered. Relativism does imply that only personal purposes exist.

An example is an argument about what is morally right and wrong. An opinion that murder is inhuman is more of a subjective idea and needs to be picked as right or wrong. Postmodern relativism continues to state that human beings live not special more than those of other living organisms or even non-living ones ( Shelly and Miller, 2006). Nobody can find it easy working in the nursing profession, where there is limited truth, and murder might not be considered wrong