Abrahamic Faiths in a Bioethics Conversation
October 24, 2015
Location: Claremont School of Theology Claremont, California
Event Overview
This one-day event was hosted by Bayan Claremont and co-organized by the Initiative on Islam & Medicine, and sponsored by the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID). A range of experts, including medical practitioners, academics, and religious leaders from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian backgrounds, examined theological, scientific, and legal dimensions of human dignity and of the healthcare practices and debates surrounding end-of-life. Participants acquired knowledge regarding current thinking at the intersection of religion and care of the dying across the Abrahamic communities, and become better equipped to engage the issues with colleagues, patients, and community members.
Details about the speakers and their talks can be found here.
Opening Remarks
Panel 1: Defining Dignity: Theological Roots of the Concept within the Abrahamic Traditions
Dignity in Christian Thought
Dignity in Jewish Tradition: Its Role in End-of-Life Care
Dignity in the Islamic Tradition
Panel 2: Moral and Medical Tensions in an Age of “Medicalized” Care for the Dying
Ars moriendi, the Art of Dying Well
Lessons from “a Goses”
Islamic Perspectives on Clinical Intervention at the End-of-Life:
Panel 3: Religious and Professional Narratives on Being Present and Witnessing the End of Life
Walking the Path through the Wilderness of Grief: A Spiritual Journey
Rabbi Anne Brener (Academy for Jewish Religion, California)
Neural Substrates of Consciousness and Metaphysics of the Soul
Dr. Faisal Qazi (Stroke Center, San Antonio Community Hospital)
Accompanying the Dying: Muslim and Christian Perspectives
Rev. Dr. Patrick J. Ryan (Fordham University)
Dinner Banquet Keynote Address
Dying with Dignity
Dr. Eba Hathout (Hassan Hathout Legacy Foundation)
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