num_pages: 176
description: An important examination of the theological, spiritual, and ethical issues surrounding death. At the end of a life of faithfulness comes our dying. To approach it as faithfully as we have our living calls for some serious forethought. Because one of the simplest facts of life―that we all die―seems like the most complicated thing we do. Not only have advances inmedical technology saved lives, but they also have prolonged death, and raise anumber ethical, moral, social, and theological issues. How far should we go tosustain life? Is it right to withdraw artificial feeding from the dying? Is itwrong to end the lives of those in pain? No matter who we are, dealing withthese sorts of choices near the end of life is difficult to do on our own . Faithful Living, Faithful Anglican Reflections on End of Life Care brings together the wisdom of atask force created by the 72nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church tostudy what faithful living and faithful dying mean today. The task force’sreflections, published for the first time in this book, assist individuals,congregations, and the Church as a whole to disentangle the thicket of ethical,theological, pastoral, and policy concerns.
language: English
title: Faithful Living, Faithful Dying: Anglican Reflections on End of Life Care
titlecomplete: Faithful Living, Faithful Dying: Anglican Reflections on End of Life Care
genres: Religion
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Morehouse Publishing