Samuel Morris Brown: 2 books
Through the Valley of Shadows
Living Wills, Intensive Care, and Making Medicine Human
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Hospital intensive care units have changed when and how we die--and not always for the better. The ICU is a new world, one in which once-fatal diseases can be cured and medical treatments greatly enhance our chances of full recovery. But, paradoxically, these places of physical healing can exact a...
In Heaven as It Is on Earth
Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
A compelling new interpretation of early Mormonism, Samuel Brown's In Heaven as It Is On Earth views this religion through the lens of founder Joseph Smith's profound preoccupation with the specter of death. Revisiting historical documents and scripture from this novel perspective, Brown offers new...