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Title:

Aging, death, and the quest for immortality / edited by C. Ben Mitchell, Robert D. Orr & Susan A. Salladay.

Publisher:

William B. Eerdmans Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xii, 198 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Church work with older people.
Older Christians--Religious life.
Immortality--Christianity.
Gerontology.
Aging--psychology.
Attitude to Death--Aged.
Christianity--Aged.
Pastoral Care--methods.
Spiritualism

Other Authors:

Mitchell, C. Ben.
Orr, Robert D. (Robert David), 1941-
Salladay, Susan A.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Gregory Waybright -- In search of the philosopher's clone : immortality through replication / William P. Cheshire Jr. A theologians's perspective / R. Geoffrey Brown -- A geriatrician's perspective / John Dunlop -- Ethical issues in aging. Does gray hair cause gray answers : ethical issues in an aging population / Robert D. Orr -- Age-based rationing of life-sustaining health care / John F. Kilner -- Neuropsychological aspects of aging and their implications for decision-making among the elderly / Robert W. Evans -- Dementia : inclusive moral standing / Stephen G. Post -- Caring for the aging. Local church ministry to and through older adults / Gregory Waybright -- The virtues of talk therapy / Stephen P. Greggo -- Palliative care : suffering and healing at the end of life / Jackie Cameron -- The quest for immortality / C. Ben Mitchell -- Reflections on disability, life, and God / Linda L. Treloar -- In search of the philosopher's clone : immortality through replication / William P. Cheshire Jr.

Series:

A Horizons in bioethics series book

ISBN:

9780802827845 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0802827845 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55534769
(OCoLC)56418646

LCCN:

2004050604

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)