Denial of the Soul: Spirirtual and Medical Perspectives on Euthanasia and Mortality (Random House Large Print) - Softcover

Peck, M. Scott

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9780679774242: Denial of the Soul: Spirirtual and Medical Perspectives on Euthanasia and Mortality (Random House Large Print)

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ISBN 10: 0679774246 ISBN 13: 9780679774242

Publisher: Random House Large Print, 1997

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The renowned psychiatrist and theologian provides a critical study of the medical, ethical, and spiritual issues of euthanasia and a profound meditation on the nature of the soul and the meaning of life, offering a set of guidelines for the proper use of euthanasia. (Current Affairs).

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f The Road Less Traveled, the bestselling and most influential book of psychiatric and spiritual instruction in modern times, now offers a deeply moving meditation on what euthanasia reveals about the status of the soul in our age. Its trenchant and sensitive treatment of the subject will define our humanity for generations to come.
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Peck uses this exploration of the moral and legal ramifications of euthanasia as a platform to condemn what he views as the "rampant disorder" of secular humanism in the U.S. This abridgment omits in its entirety the book's discussion of medical issues and gives brief attention to the legal issues, concentrating on the psycho-spiritual aspects of what Peck calls "the work of dying." Peck's reading leaves the impression of a rather pedantic and stuffy lecturer who is grappling with his own fears about death and dying as he addresses the social and political debate on euthanasia. J.E.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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