The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time [Paperback]

J.P. Moreland (Author), Norman L. Geisler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 9, 1990 | ISBN-10: 027593702X | ISBN-13: 978-0275937027

This work is an introductory treatment of issues and options in social and bioethics which center on the end of life. The purpose of Moreland and Geisler is to offer a beginning survey of these issues to someone unfamiliar with philosophy. Thus, they have attempted to simplify and summarize various end-of-life topics without being simplistic or caricaturing different viewpoints, even though the authors' own viewpoint is made perfectly clear. A comprehensive bibliography, glossary, and subject and author index make this a valuable textbook as well as a resource for further study. The major purpose of this book is to make the reader think more clearly and deeply about the important issues discussed between its covers. Beginning the work is an essay which introduces us to the dilemma of ethical decisions. The following chapters separately discuss the situations of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment, and war. The discussion is ended, by the insight gained in the previous chapters, with a chapter of practical and theoretical guidance for making ethical decisions. A glossary, subject index, author index, and selected bibliography for each chapter make this a valuable textbook, as well as an important beginning for novice philosophers. This important work will not only appeal to experienced philosophers, but also to students of moral philosophy, theology, and ethics.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Given the task of writing an introductory book on the difficult subject of life and death issues, the authors have done an excellent job of presenting the material in a clear and precise manner.”–Church and Synagogue Libraries

About the Author

J.P. MORELAND is Professor of Philosophy at Biola University, La Mirada, California.

NORMAN L. GEISLER is Professor of Philosophy at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback (November 9, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 027593702X
• ISBN-13: 978-0275937027
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,523,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With degrees in philosophy, theology, and chemistry, I have taught theology and philosophy at several schools throughout the U.S. I have authored or co-authored several dozen books including Kingdom Triangle, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview; Christianity and the Nature of Science; Scaling the Secular City; Does God Exist?; Immortality: The Other Side of Death; and The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Times. I am a co-editor of Christian Perspectives on Being Human and Jesus Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents the Historical Jesus. My academic work appears in journals and periodicals such as Christianity Today, Philosophia Christi, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and The American Philosophical Quarterly. I served with Campus Crusade for 10 years, planted two churches, and I have spoken on over 200 college campuses. Presently, my wife and I attend the Anaheim Vineyard Christian Fellowship.