This issue of the Bulletin seeks to render visible religious reasoning in healthcare discussions. Thirty years ago, religious thinkers led the nascent field of applied medical ethics. But the academic field of bioethics, as well as discussions within healthcare institutions, have become progressively more secularized. Some lament the exclusion of religion from healthcare ethics discussions, pondering why it happened or wondering about the difference religious voices would make. Would patient care improve? Would it facilitate the work of ethics committees? Would healthcare professionals and institutions act differently if they paid more attention to religious convictions?