Growing Our Moral Imagination: Approaching Health Care with a New Faith-Based Vision

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Michael Rozier

Growing Our Moral Imagination

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Approaching Health Care with a New Faith-Based Vision

Michael Rozier

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Johns Hopkins University Press
12 May 2026

Social welfare & social services; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Public health & preventive medicine

A bold and compassionate vision of what health care can become if we allow it to be shaped by our moral imagination.

In a country where more than one in five hospital beds belong to religious institutions, amid skyrocketing costs, deepening inequities, and burnout across the health care system, Growing Our Moral Imagination challenges us to see beyond policies and procedures to the stories and values that shape how we care for one another.

Michael Rozier, a scholar of public health and health care services and a Jesuit priest, turns to the Gospels to explore how foundational stories of healing might guide our response to today's most pressing health challenges. But rather than retell familiar miracles, he instead examines where social stigma, isolation, injustice, and spiritual suffering intersect with physical care. How do we make sense of illness for which there is no cure? How do we respond to needs that medicine alone cannot meet? Through nine compelling contemporary stories inspired by Scripture, Rozier examines the emotional and ethical complexity of topics such as addiction, mental health stigma, elder loneliness, social safety nets, and the crisis of preventable disease. He suggests that the biggest barrier to having the health care system we deserve is not a lack of practical expertise but an inability to imagine what is possible, and he shows how religious insights might guide us toward more responsive, compassionate systems of care.

This book invites readers, both religious and secular alike, to imagine a future where prevention is prioritized, care is communal, and wellness includes the whole person. With theological insight and public health expertise, Rozier helps us see that health care is not merely an industry; it's a reflection of our deepest values and collective responsibility.

By: Michael Rozier
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9781421454436
ISBN 10: 1421454432
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 12 May 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Rozier is an associate professor of health management and policy and vice provost at Loyola University Chicago.

Reviews for Growing Our Moral Imagination: Approaching Health Care with a New Faith-Based Vision

""Growing Our Moral Imagination is a must-read for anyone who believes health care in this country is broken. Fr. Michael provides compelling insights into the healing ministry of Jesus through contemporary interpretations of the Gospel parables, giving us hope that a reimagined system of health care is possible.""-Mary Haddad, President/CEO, The Catholic Health Association of the United States ""Undoubtedly, this is a timely contribution. Through contemporary parables, the reader is invited to look beyond technical skills and imagine a world where compassion, justice, and human dignity is centered. A masterpiece for anyone striving for personal growth and a more just and humane approach to care.""-Christopher King, Georgetown University ""Fr. Rozier's book re-imagines public health. If taken seriously and lived out, the results could be transformative. Filled with insight, creativity, wisdom, and depth, the book invites us to reconsider our thinking and our approach to others and to our world.""-Tyler VanderWeele, Harvard University