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An important examination of the theological, spiritual, and ethical issues surrounding death.

At the end of a life of faithfulness comes our dying. To approach it as faithfully as we have our living calls for some serious forethought. Because one of the simplest facts of life—that we all die—seems like the most complicated thing we do.

Not only have advances in medical technology saved lives, but they also have prolonged death, and raise a number ethical, moral, social, and theological issues. How far should we go to sustain life? Is it right to withdraw artificial feeding from the dying? Is it wrong to end the lives of those in pain? No matter who we are, dealing with these sorts of choices near the end of life is difficult to do on our own.Faithful Living, Faithful Dying: Anglican Reflections on End of Life Care brings together the wisdom of a task force created by the 72nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church to study what faithful living and faithful dying mean today. The task force’s reflections, published for the first time in this book, assist individuals, congregations, and the Church as a whole to disentangle the thicket of ethical, theological, pastoral, and policy concerns.

Ideal for families and congregations, selections from the Book of Common Prayer in Spanish and English.

This bilingual edition features selected materials from the Book of Common Prayer in English and a newly authorized Spanish translation. Included are liturgies for morning and evening prayer, compline, baptism, marriage, the Holy Eucharist, reconciliation of a penitent, and burial of the dead, as well as selected psalms, prayers, and thanksgivings. This edition was created to support the liturgical and pastoral needs of families and bilingual congregations.

Ideal para familias y congregaciones, selecciones del Libro de Oración Común en español e inglés.

Esta edición bilingüe presenta materiales seleccionados del Libro de Oración Común en inglés y una traducción al español recientemente autorizada. Se incluyen liturgias para oraciones matutinas y vespertinas, completas, bautismos, matrimonios, la Santa Eucaristía, reconciliaciones de penitentes y entierros de muertos, así como salmos, oraciones y agradecimientos seleccionados. Esta edición se creó para apoyar las necesidades litúrgicas y pastorales de las familias y congregaciones bilingües.