This is episode 34 of the Logos Institute Podcast. In it we (Jonathan Rutledge & Kimberley Kroll) dialogue with Prof Patrick T Smith(Associate Research Professor of Theological Ethics and Bioethics & Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University) about some of his recent work on bioethics as it relates especially to issues surrounding medical vitalism and euthanasia. If you want to skip around through the interview, here are a few timestamps to help:

0:27 - Double Effect

0:54 - Distinguishing Palliative Care from Euthanasia

1:29 - Three Schools of Thought on valuing life

4:59 - The gift and trust of life from God

5:30 - Hope

7:44 - Hoping against hope

9:21 - What about someone holding out for a miracle?

10:48 - Where is there hope for someone who rejects belief in an afterlife?

12:58 - Logos Conference takeaways

14:06 - Further areas of exploration in analytic theology

If you've enjoyed listening to our interview, please see other content from our guest:

1. Patrick T. Smith - https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/patrick-smith

2. Theological Ethics for the Public Good - https://stories.divinity.duke.edu/patrick-smith/

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