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In a world so entrenched with the postmodern philosophical premise and culture...in a Christendom so influenced by the ravages of the secular empire...
Glory and Honour are aged words that have lost their once regal worth...
This is a new book by a Bible teacher and writer whose very profession plunges him into the day to day ravages of the classic moralistic dilemma. As a Christian medical doctor in private practice just across the causeway, Dr. Alex Tang brings us into a world of the ethical drama, the forked road of indecision which faces every believer in a world of medicine and healthcare.
Human suffering is rife in this day and age. What with all the cumulative devastation of work-related stress, global poverty, environmental catastrophes...and when the last vestiges of life seemed to slowly and torturously sap from a fellow human being, our hearts go out to them. We want their pain to end. We want their minds to be in peace. For some, it would be a solace that their anguish-ridden lives be put to an end.
But is euthanasia, or mercy killing, a viable ethical option? What are the implications? Is the Christian spared from facing such a valley of decision? Philosophically we are engaging a ideological presupposition of ownership. Who owns our bodies, our lives and our hearts? If we are, then we can do whatever we want to in our lives. If not, we cannot and must not presume the autonomy to take our own or the lives of those we love so dear.
It is painful. It is difficult. But we must.
Drawing from his experience in the medical field as well as the richness of God's Word, Dr. Tang invites us on an informative journey into the tricky terrains of medical debate and ethics...from the prepositional truth of Scripture to the current issues which face not only doctors and nurses but also the ordinary folk on the street today.
Facing death with dignity and a God-given sense of honour.
That is the theological premise of this unique and profound book.
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