A different death : euthanasia & the Christian tradition / [print]
Edward J. Larson, Darrel W. Amundsen.
- Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)1998.
- 288 pages ; 23 cm.
Preface : Facing a new age of death -- Introduction : Euthanasia and Christianity-- the nature of the controversies -- Suicide and euthanasia when Christianity arose -- Why early Christians condemned euthanasia and suicide -- Euthanasia in early Christianity -- Suicide in early Christianity -- Euthanasia and suicide in the Middle Ages -- Euthanasia and suicide since the Middle Ages -- The right-to-die movement -- From the right to die to the right to be killed -- Current legal issues in physician-assisted suicide -- Euthanasia practices today -- Conclusion : The road home-- caring, not killing.