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Book SynopsisEvangelium Vitae, or The Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul II''s 1995 encyclical, addresses practical moral questions that touch on the sacredness of human life: abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, and capital punishment. Tackling major moral and cultural ideas, the Pope urged all men and women of good will to embrace a culture of life instead of the prevailing culture of death. In this book, scholars from a wide range of disciplineslaw, medicine, philosophy, and theologyand various religious perspectives discuss and interpret the Pope''s teachings on these complex moral issues.
The opening essays establish a context for the encyclical in the moral thought of John Paul II and examine issues of methodology and ecclesiology. A second group considers the themes of law and technology, which are crucial to the way the encyclical views the specific matters of life and death. The final section turns to the specific topics of abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, me
