#17: On Dying Well Part II

In this episode, J.P. and Stan continue discussing a path toward ethical clarity through the complex conversations surrounding death and dying.

In this podcast we discuss:

• Is death a process or an event?
• What are the major distinctions and implications between the two views of how the body and soul are “connected”?
• What is the difference between having consciousness because of the soul and being alive because of the soul?
• How do we evaluate issues in medicine in light of J.P. and Stan’s understanding of the soul-body relationship?
• Can our identity be sustained until the final resurrection, even after the death of our bodies?
• What is the “intermediate state” and how do different views of what the soul is explain what happens to the person during that state?
• When we’re faced with end-of-life decisions for ourselves and others, what kind of questions should we ask?
• How can we move from “hoping” in a future glory to acknowledging the bodily resurrection as a reality?
• Why does an accurate understanding of the proper use of the body leads to flourishing?

Resources mentioned during our conversation:

• P. Moreland and Stan Wallace, Aquinas versus Locke and Descartes on the Human Person and End-of-Life Ethics
• Billy Graham paraphrasing Dwight L. Moody, The Autobiography of Dwight L. Moody
• Stan Wallace, “Saying ‘Goodbye’ Well”
• ________, “What are We? The Three Answers Underlying Many Spiritual, Moral, and Political Disagreements”
• Dallas Willard, Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God
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