Burdened Agency : Christian Theology and End-Of-Life Ethics / Travis Pickell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pickell, Travis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Death.

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Christian theology and end-of-life ethics

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame, [2024]

Summary:

"Burdened Agency addresses the problem of death and dying through Christian theology and ethics. In previous centuries, death was something that simply "happened" to us. To choose how or when one died was the exception, not the rule. However, due to advances in modern medicine, individuals are increasingly required to make concrete choices about the nature and timing of death. Modernity, with its emphasis on individualism, complicates this further because we are increasingly bereft of cultural and religious guidance regarding death. This gives rise to the phenomenon of "burdened agency": the predicament of having to make such difficult choices with so little to help us. This engaging book offers a historical and philosophical account of the origins of our situation of burdened agency, as well as a Christian solution to the problems that it raises. Looking to theologians such as Karl Rahner, Karl Barth, and Stanley Hauerwas, Pickell devises a radically countercultural approach to death and dying rooted in Christian theological commitments and enacted in the practices of baptism, Eucharist, and prayer"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780268208967

0268208964

9780268208400

0268208409