The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity presents Dignity and dying : a Christian appraisal /
Dignity and dying
edited by John F. Kilner, Arlene B. Miller, and Edmund D. Pellegrino.
- [Carlisle, U.K.] : Grand Rapids, Mich. : Paternoster Press ; W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [1996]
- x, 256 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 24 cm.
- Horizons in bioethics series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the experience of dying : a physician's experience / David L. Shiedermayer -- A nurse's experience / Arlene B. Miller -- A pastor's experience / Gregory L. Waybright -- Part I. Guiding vision -- Autonomy and the right to die / Nigel M. de S. Cameron -- Death and dying / John T. Dunlop -- Suffering / Marsha D. M. Fowler -- Faithfulness in the face of death / Allen D. Verhey -- Part II. Pressing challenges -- Forgoing treatment / John F. Kilner -- Medical futility / C. Christopher Hook -- Definition of death / B. Holly Vautier -- Euthanasia and assisted suicide / Edmund D. Pellegrino -- Part III. Particular settings -- Nazi Germany's euphemisms / C. Ben Mitchell -- Oregon's solution / Jerome R. Wernow -- North American law and public policy / Arthur J. Dyck -- The Netherlands experiment / Henk Jochemsen -- Part IV. Constructive alternatives -- Hospice care / Martha L. Twaddle -- Long-term care / James R. Thobaben -- Wise advocacy / James S. Reitman -- Parish nursing / Norma R. Small -- Congregational ministry / Dennis P. Hollinger.