Human life : problems of birth, of living, and of dying /
Human life : problems of birth, of living, and of dying /
edited by William C. Bier.
- New York : Fordham University Press, (c)1977.
- x, 295 pages ; 24 cm.
- The pastoral psychology series ; no. 9 .
Papers presented at the 10th Institute of Pastoral Psychology, sponsored by the Fordham University Dept. of Psychology.
Includes bibliographical references.
The worth of human life : light from religion and contemporary experience -- The value of human life in Judaeo-Christian perspective / Life evaluations in developing countries / Value of human life in technological society / Problems of birth : population problems -- The world population situation : current trends and issues / Population control : methods and morality / Responsible parenthood in the contemporary world / Problems of birth : eugenic problems -- Genetic engineering / Genetic screening and counseling / Eugenic abortion / Problems of living : legitimate expectations for human life -- Basic human freedoms / Personal human development / Problems of living : severe limitations of human expectancies -- The physically handicapped / The psychologically disabled / The economically disadvantaged : the constricted life of the poor / Problems of dying : the prolongation of life -- Defining death / Artificial prolongation of life : means and morality / Truth-telling and decision-making in the case of the terminally ill / Problems of dying : the taking of life -- The medical profession : euthanasia / The state : capital punishment / The individual : suicide / Life beyond death : expectations of immortality -- Immortality in humanistic perspective / Immortality in Oriental religious perspectives / Immortality in Judaeo-Christian perspective / Gerard H. Ettlinger -- Joseph B. Schuyler -- Victor Ferkiss -- Mary G. Powers -- Charles E. Curran -- Sidney C. Callahan -- Marc A. Lapp -- Andrew L. Szebenyi -- John R. Connery -- Robert O. Johann -- William J. Richardson -- Leonard Diller -- William F. Lynch -- James R. Kelly -- Robert C. Neville -- David Hendin -- Ned H. Cassem -- Eric J. Cassell -- Donald R. Campion -- William W. Meissner -- Paul Kurtz -- Robert E. Kennedy -- Leo J. O'Donovan.
77071939
Christian ethics--Catholic authors--Congresses.
Christian sociology--Catholic Church--Congresses.
Medical ethics--Congresses.
Pastoral medicine--Catholic Church--Congresses.
Pastoral psychology--Congresses.
BX1759 / .H863 1977 BX1759
Papers presented at the 10th Institute of Pastoral Psychology, sponsored by the Fordham University Dept. of Psychology.
Includes bibliographical references.
The worth of human life : light from religion and contemporary experience -- The value of human life in Judaeo-Christian perspective / Life evaluations in developing countries / Value of human life in technological society / Problems of birth : population problems -- The world population situation : current trends and issues / Population control : methods and morality / Responsible parenthood in the contemporary world / Problems of birth : eugenic problems -- Genetic engineering / Genetic screening and counseling / Eugenic abortion / Problems of living : legitimate expectations for human life -- Basic human freedoms / Personal human development / Problems of living : severe limitations of human expectancies -- The physically handicapped / The psychologically disabled / The economically disadvantaged : the constricted life of the poor / Problems of dying : the prolongation of life -- Defining death / Artificial prolongation of life : means and morality / Truth-telling and decision-making in the case of the terminally ill / Problems of dying : the taking of life -- The medical profession : euthanasia / The state : capital punishment / The individual : suicide / Life beyond death : expectations of immortality -- Immortality in humanistic perspective / Immortality in Oriental religious perspectives / Immortality in Judaeo-Christian perspective / Gerard H. Ettlinger -- Joseph B. Schuyler -- Victor Ferkiss -- Mary G. Powers -- Charles E. Curran -- Sidney C. Callahan -- Marc A. Lapp -- Andrew L. Szebenyi -- John R. Connery -- Robert O. Johann -- William J. Richardson -- Leonard Diller -- William F. Lynch -- James R. Kelly -- Robert C. Neville -- David Hendin -- Ned H. Cassem -- Eric J. Cassell -- Donald R. Campion -- William W. Meissner -- Paul Kurtz -- Robert E. Kennedy -- Leo J. O'Donovan.
77071939
Christian ethics--Catholic authors--Congresses.
Christian sociology--Catholic Church--Congresses.
Medical ethics--Congresses.
Pastoral medicine--Catholic Church--Congresses.
Pastoral psychology--Congresses.
BX1759 / .H863 1977 BX1759