How are we supposed to die?
As a resident physician and fellow of Duke’s Theology, Medicine, & Culture Initiative, I’m convinced that this question will only become more pressing for Christians. Medicine is among the most powerful forces shaping how we speak and think about human life—particularly birth, sex, and death. The pandemic has obviously brought the latter to the forefront, but modern medicine has been setting the goals and limits of that conversation long before COVID-19 arose.
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