The Importance of Comfort in Talking About Death

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The author's grandfather was a bomber pilot shot down in world war two taken prisoner of war He also had a plane crash when he was in flight school and just crushed his pelvis. Even as a young man he would have cemetery plots and beyond first name basis Uh and socializing with his undertaker, you know what we would now call the funeral home director. What we don't have today is that same reminder of mortality We did for a blip during covid but it's amazing how Still young people are hesitant to go there.

Curtis and guest Dr. Lydia Dugdale talk about life and death issues (literally) that affect every single human being. How do we face death? How can we die well? What are the cultural and medical forces that are leading so many to die poorly? Why are the practices of physican-assisted suicide and euthanasia gaining momentum and acceptance - and why has the Christian pro-life movement missed the deep connection between those practices and abortion?

Dr. Lydia Dugdale is a professor at the Columbia University Medical School and a national leader in medical ethics. She is the author of The Lost Art of Dying.

SHOW NOTES:

Free PDF download of The Lost Art of Dying study guide.

A pilot project in NYC that provides end-of-life resources for church leaders.

An excellent compilation of Christian writing on euthanasia and related end of life issues.

Coverage about Canada’s euthanasia industry in Plough Magazine and the New Atlantis.