Issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted dying continue to hit the headlines with strong feelings on both sides. In Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying? Paul Badham makes a significant and controversial contribution to this important and current debate.

Paul Badham

Cover page

Praise for the book

About the author

Title page

Dedication

Imprint

Questioning

Foreword by Lord Joffe of Liddington

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Why theology matters in the euthanasia debate

2. Why euthanasia and assisted dying have become major issues of concern

3. The personal dimension

4. Euthanasia as discussed from ‘absolutist’ perspectives on morality

5. Euthanasia from a consequentialist perspective

6. Does assisted suicide imply presumption, ingratitude or despair towards God?

7. The relevance of the Christian hope to the euthanasia debate

8. Euthanasia and the problem of suffering

9. End-of-life decision-making in the Netherlands, Oregon and Britain

10. A Christian case for assisted dying

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Addressing a specifically Christian approach to assisted death, Paul Badham offers an argument based on theological understanding and human experience which challenges conventional doctrines.

"'Both believers and non-believers will benefit greatly from this consistently reasonable and compassionate account of the euthanasia debate.' Mary Warnock, philosopher 'Badham takes a specifically Christian approach and gives not an apologetic, but a constructive answer. I hope that this book will be intensively and honestly discussed.' Hans Kung, Emeritus Professor of Ecumenical Theology, University of Tubingen 'Although I do not agree with Professor Badham's conclusion... His book is a serious and important contribution to a serious and important debate.' The Revd Dr John Polkinghorne, KBE, FRS 'The book is a triumph for liberal, relevant, compassionate, readable theology.' Adrian Thatcher, Research Professor in Applied Theology, University of Exeter"

The Revd Dr Paul Badham is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Wales Lampeter, where for the past twenty-five years he has directed an MA programme in Death and Immortality. He is a Vice-President of the Modern Churchpeople's Union and a Patron of Dignity in Dying (formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society).

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Issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted dying continue to hit the headlines with strong feelings on both sides. In Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying? Paul Badham makes a significant and controversial contribution to this important and current debate.

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