Is God still at the bedside? : the medical, ethical, and pastoral issues of death and dying / Abigail Rian Evans.
Is God Still at the Bedside? by Abigail Rian Evans offers an expert interdisciplinary Christian perspective on the complex web of issues surrounding death and dying. Evans here combines first-person stories and interviews with research gathered from the medical, theological, legal, ethical, and pastoral disciplines. Her comprehensive, insightful work will not only benefit families struggling with difficult end-of-life decisions but also inform the doctors, nurses, and pastors who serve them. - Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802827234 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0802827233
- Physical Description: xvii, 484 p. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 472-478) and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | I. Prologue. Reflections on human life -- Contemporary attitudes toward death -- II. Negotiated death. End-of-life choices : distinctions and debate -- The right to die : suicide and physician-assisted suicide -- Organ donation : the last gift of life -- Legal questions : cases and laws addressing end-of-life issues -- III. The experience of dying. when winter enters your life : pain and suffering -- The last days : caring the hospice way -- Good mourning : loss, grief, and bereavement -- IV. God at the bedside. Clergy at the bedside -- Ministry to the dying and their families : faith community nurse and pastor in partnership -- Death is conquered : how Christian faith informs funerals. |
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Subject: | Death > Religious aspects > Christianity. Death > Moral and ethical aspects. Death. Attitude to Death. Christianity. Religion and Medicine. Terminal Care > ethics. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BT 825 .E93 2011 | 30542408 | General Collection | Available | - |