Aging, death, and the quest for immortality / edited by C. Ben Mitchell, Robert D. Orr & Susan A. Salladay. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2004. - xii, 198 p. ; 24 cm. - A Horizons in bioethics series book . - Horizons in bioethics series. .

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

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Church work with older people.
Older Christians--Religious life.
Immortality--Christianity.
Gerontology.
Aging--Psychology.
Attitude to Death--Aged.
Christianity--Aged.
Pastoral care--Methods.
Spiritualism.

BV 4435 / .A345 2004