Preface : Facing a new age of death
Introduction : Euthanasia & Christianity
the nature of the controversies
Suicide & euthanasia when Christianity arose
Why early Christians condemned euthanasia & suicide
Euthanasia in early Christianity
Suicide in early Christianity
Euthanasia & suicide in the Middle Ages
Euthanasia & suicide since the Middle Ages
The right-to-die movement
From the right to die to the right to be killed
Current legal issues in physician-assisted suicide
Euthanasia practices today
Conclusion : The road home