Is God Still at the Bedside?

by Evans, Abigail Rian

• ISBN13: 9780802827234
• ISBN10: 0802827233
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-16
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

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. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Abigail Rian Evans is Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor Emerita of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and scholar-in-residence at the Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center. Her other books include Redeeming Marketplace Medicine and Healing Liturgies for the Seasons of Life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Prologue
Reflections on Human Life	p. 3
Contemporary Attitudes toward Death	p. 17
Negotiated Death
End-of-Life Choices: Distinctions and Debate	p. 55
The Right to Die: Suicide and Physician-Assisted Suicide	p. 111
Organ Donation: The Last Gift of Life	p. 136
Legal Questions: Cases and Laws Addressing End-of-Life Issues	p. 178
The Experience of Dying
When Winter Enters Your Life: Pain and Suffering	p. 219
The Last Days: Caring the Hospice Way	p. 249
Good Mourning: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement	p. 281
God at the Bedside
Clergy at the Bedside	p. 317
Ministry to the Dying and Their Families: Faith Community Nurse and Pastor in Partnership	p. 349
Death Is Conquered: How Christian Faith Informs Funerals	p. 387
Epilogue	p. 423
Appendices
Resource Organizations Addressing End-of-Life Issues	p. 427
Information on Advance Directives	p. 437
A Patient's Bill of Rights	p. 439
Author's Questionnaires	p. 444
End-of-Life Decision-Making Guide for Caregivers	p. 453
Parishioners' Instructions and Information for Clergy	p. 455
U.S. Organ Donors by Organ and Donor Type, 1997 to 2006	p. 461
Faith Community Nursing	p. 462
Some Do's and Don'ts for Caregivers	p. 468
Things You Can Do to Help Yourself Face Grief	p. 471
Selected Bibliography	p. 472
Index of Names	p. 479
Index of Subjects	p. 481
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