Values in Care

    Faith & Shared Values · Source Cross-Walk

    Generated 2026-09-12. Every claim about a specific tradition cites that tradition's own authoritative source, never a cooperative interfaith umbrella body.

    Values in Care is not an interfaith organization, interfaith care model, or faith-based service. Faith, spirituality, worldview, culture, family, community, and shared-value material are optional context within a broader values-centered healthcare decision framework. Cooperative interfaith bodies may be cited only for pluralism, dialogue, or shared-ethics context; they never define a tradition or a person’s preferences. Tradition-specific healthcare claims rely on appropriately qualified tradition-specific sources, and individual preferences must always be elicited from the person rather than inferred from identity.

    Allow-list rule

    Cooperative interfaith bodies (PoWR, RfP, URI) are referenced for shared-values framing only. They are explicitly excluded from every tradition's domain allow-list. Excluded hosts include: parliamentofreligions.org, rfp.org, religionsforpeace.org, uri.org.

    Shared values, by tradition

    Human Dignity

    The inherent worth of every person, especially in illness and dying.

    TraditionExpressionPrimary sourceAllow-list rule
    Roman CatholicismCatholic teaching holds that human dignity persists through serious illness, dependency, and dying.Samaritanus Bonus (CDF, 2020)
    Host: www.vatican.va · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    vatican.va (allow-listed for Roman Catholicism)
    IslamKarāmah (intrinsic human nobility) — Qur'an 17:70 — extends to the seriously ill and dying.AMJA Fiqh resources on end-of-life dignity (search 'end of life')
    Host: www.amjaonline.org · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    amjaonline.org (allow-listed for Islam)
    JudaismRabbinic health-care sources frame care for people who are ill and access to needed health care as communal obligations; individual treatment decisions require case-specific guidance.Rabbinical Assembly: Health Care Source Sheet
    Host: www.rabbinicalassembly.org · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    rabbinicalassembly.org (allow-listed for Judaism)

    Compassion in Suffering

    Active accompaniment of the sick; presence as a religious and human duty.

    TraditionExpressionPrimary sourceAllow-list rule
    BuddhismKaruṇā (compassion) — relieving suffering is a foundational practice; mindful presence at dying is sacred work.Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — Compassion & Human Values
    Host: www.dalailama.com · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    dalailama.com (allow-listed for Buddhism)
    Protestant ChristianityThe ELCA's end-of-life social message emphasizes ministry and accompaniment while navigating treatment decisions near the end of life.ELCA: End of Life Decisions
    Host: www.elca.org · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    elca.org (allow-listed for Protestant Christianity)

    Non-Harm (Non-Maleficence)

    Avoid causing avoidable suffering while weighing the harms and benefits of available options.

    TraditionExpressionPrimary sourceAllow-list rule
    HinduismAhiṃsā is a central Hindu principle of non-harm; its application to a medical tradeoff is contextual and should not be inferred from identity alone.Hindu American Foundation: Hindus and Hinduism — Ahimsa
    Host: www.hinduamerican.org · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    hinduamerican.org (allow-listed for Hinduism)
    IslamAMJA's contemporary medical rulings explicitly weigh benefits and harms in end-of-life treatment decisions; application remains case-specific.AMJA: Rulings on Contemporary Medical Issues in Islamic Law (2023)
    Host: www.amjaonline.org · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    amjaonline.org (allow-listed for Islam)

    Care Beyond One's Immediate Circle

    Traditions may frame care for people who are ill as a responsibility that reaches beyond immediate family or familiar groups.

    TraditionExpressionPrimary sourceAllow-list rule
    JudaismBikkur cholim (visiting the sick) is a significant Jewish duty of care, and traditional guidance extends it across ethnic and religious groups.My Jewish Learning: Visiting the Sick — Bikkur Cholim
    Host: www.myjewishlearning.com · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    myjewishlearning.com (allow-listed for Judaism)
    SikhismSarbat da bhala — wishing welfare for all; sewa (selfless service) to anyone in need.SGPC: Sikh Philosophy
    Host: www.sgpc.net · Accessed 2026-08-31 · Review: pending
    sgpc.net (allow-listed for Sikhism)
    Values in Care · Educational resource. This document does not supersede clinical judgment or advance directives. Sources reflect each tradition's own authoritative voice, retrieved on the access dates shown above.