The nature of the doctor–patient relationship is central to the practice of medicine and thus to bioethics. The American Medical Association (in AMA principles of medical ethics, available at: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/patient-physician-relationships, 2016) states, “The practice of medicine, and its embodiment in the clinical encounter between a patient and a physician, is fundamentally a moral activity that arises from the imperative to care for patients and to alleviate suffering.” In this issue of Christian Bioethics, leading scholars consider what relevance (if any) Christianity brings to the relationship between physician and patient: does Christianity make a difference? The contributors consider this question from several different perspectives: the proper model of medicine, the role that the Christian moral tradition can play in medicine in a secular pluralistic society, how a Christian understanding of virtue can inform practices such as perinatal hospice and physician-assisted suicide, and whether or not appeals to Christian values can (or should) ground a physician’s right to conscientious objection.

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医患关系：基督教有影响吗？

医患关系的本质是医学实践的核心，因此也是生物伦理学的核心。美国医学协会（在 AMA 医学伦理原则中，可在以下网址获取：https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/patient-physician-relationships，2016）指出，“医学实践和它体现在患者和医生之间的临床接触中，从根本上说是一种道德活动，源于关心患者和减轻痛苦的必要性。” 在本期《基督教生命伦理学》中，主要学者考虑了基督教对医患关系的相关性（如果有的话）：基督教会产生影响吗？撰稿人从几个不同的角度考虑这个问题：正确的医学模型，