Is God still at the bedside? : the medical, ethical, and pastoral issues of death and dying / Abigail Rian Evans.

Author/creator Evans, Abigail Rian
Format Book
Publication InfoGrand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2011.
Descriptionxvii, 484 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Death--Religious aspects. --Christianity.
Death--Moral and ethical aspects.
Death.

Portion of title Medical, ethical, and pastoral issues of death and dying
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 472-478) and indexes.
LCCN 2010034597
ISBN9780802827234 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0802827233