This essay is an invitation to examine the powers of death, particularly modes by which such are manifested in world, that relate but irreducible individual’s life. It considers contributions subject from Karl Barth, Walter Wink, and William Stringfellow, among others, argue while death its associated pervasive, they also penultimate realities. The meet their end Jesus Christ. gospel concerning...

The use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is controversial. Recently allegations of age discrimination have been made. Revised guidance from the British Medical Association, Royal College of Nursing and the Resuscitation Council (UK) provides valuable help, including implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. Patients do not have rights to...

History of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), dates back to 1981 when Centre for Disease Control reported five cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men in California. A major medical crisis that has hit families, communities and nations across the world, AIDS has already caused the death of over 30 million people worldwide. Several...