A different death / Edward J. Larson 

Public ISBD Titre : A different death : euthanasia & the Christian tradition Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Edward J. Larson, Auteur ; Darrel W. Amundsen, Auteur Editeur : Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press Année de publication : c1998 Importance : 288 p. Format : 23 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8308-1518-0 Note générale : Includes bibliographical references and Index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Christianity. Euthanasia Euthanasia -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Mots-clés : Christian Index. décimale : R 726 Résumé : Fueled by controversies surrounding right-to-die activists, the debate over euthanasia occupies central stage in today's social arena. Christians have long been concerned with this issue, but A Different Death is the first comprehensive attempt to consider it in its historical, legal, ethical and theological aspects. Note de contenu : Preface : Facing a new age of death -- Introduction : Euthanasia & Christianity-- the nature of the controversies -- Suicide & euthanasia when Christianity arose -- Why early Christians condemned euthanasia & suicide -- Euthanasia in early Christianity -- Suicide in early Christianity -- Euthanasia & suicide in the Middle Ages -- Euthanasia & suicide since the Middle Ages -- The right-to-die movement -- From the right to die to the right to be killed -- Current legal issues in physician-assisted suicide -- Euthanasia practices today -- Conclusion : The road home-- caring, not killing. A different death : euthanasia & the Christian tradition [texte imprimé] / Edward J. Larson, Auteur ; Darrel W. Amundsen, Auteur . - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1998 . - 288 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8308-1518-0 Includes bibliographical references and Index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Christianity. Euthanasia Euthanasia -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Mots-clés : Christian Index. décimale : R 726 Résumé : Fueled by controversies surrounding right-to-die activists, the debate over euthanasia occupies central stage in today's social arena. Christians have long been concerned with this issue, but A Different Death is the first comprehensive attempt to consider it in its historical, legal, ethical and theological aspects. Note de contenu : Preface : Facing a new age of death -- Introduction : Euthanasia & Christianity-- the nature of the controversies -- Suicide & euthanasia when Christianity arose -- Why early Christians condemned euthanasia & suicide -- Euthanasia in early Christianity -- Suicide in early Christianity -- Euthanasia & suicide in the Middle Ages -- Euthanasia & suicide since the Middle Ages -- The right-to-die movement -- From the right to die to the right to be killed -- Current legal issues in physician-assisted suicide -- Euthanasia practices today -- Conclusion : The road home-- caring, not killing.

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Final wishes / Paul Chamberlain 

Public ISBD Titre : Final wishes : a cautionary tale on death, dignity & physician-assisted suicide Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Paul Chamberlain (1954-), Auteur Editeur : Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press Année de publication : ©2000 Importance : 215 p. Format : 21 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8308-2259-1 Note générale : Includes bibliographical references Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Assisted suicide Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects Terminally ill United States Index. décimale : R 726 Résumé : Patrick is dying a slow, agonizing death. He wants his friend, Dr. Ron Grey, to help him -- but not to get better. Instead, Patrick wants Ron to help him end his suffering by ending his life. This is the premise of a story that Paul Chamberlain employs to reveal the ethical and emotional complexities of a movement that is gaining supporters daily. It is a story that sends Ron Grey on a difficult journey across a Final wishes : a cautionary tale on death, dignity & physician-assisted suicide [texte imprimé] / Paul Chamberlain (1954-), Auteur . - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, ©2000 . - 215 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8308-2259-1 Includes bibliographical references Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Assisted suicide Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects Terminally ill United States Index. décimale : R 726 Résumé : Patrick is dying a slow, agonizing death. He wants his friend, Dr. Ron Grey, to help him -- but not to get better. Instead, Patrick wants Ron to help him end his suffering by ending his life. This is the premise of a story that Paul Chamberlain employs to reveal the ethical and emotional complexities of a movement that is gaining supporters daily. It is a story that sends Ron Grey on a difficult journey across a

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