Introduction : the experience of dying. A physician's experience / David L Shiedermayer
A nurse's experience / Arlene B Miller
A pastor's experience / Gregory L Waybright. I. Guiding vision. Autonomy and the right to die / Nigel M de S Cameron
Death and dying / John T Dunlop
Suffering / Marsha D M Fowler
Faithfulness in the face of death / Allen D Verhey. II. Pressing challenges. Forgoing treatment / John F Kilner
Medical futility / C Christopher Hook
Definition of death / B Holly Vautier
Euthanasia and assisted suicide / Edmund D Pellegrino. III. Particular settings. Nazi Germany's euphemisms / C Ben Mitchell
Oregon's solution / Jerome R Wernow
North American law and public policy / Arthur J Dyck
The Netherlands experiment / Henk Jochemsen. IV. Constructive alternatives. Hospice care / Martha L Twaddle
Long-term care / James R Thobaben
Wise advocacy / James S Reitman
Parish nursing / Norma R Small
Congregational ministry / Dennis P Hollinger.
