How Should Orthodox Christians think about Hospice & Dying?

Watch Part 1 Here:
https://youtu.be/VcSkm3LDVw4
COOL STUFF I MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Erwin Schrödinger's "What is Life?" — https://amzn.to/3vyRi1y
J. Mark & Elizabeth J. Barna's "A Christian Ending: A Handbook for Burial in the Ancient Christian Tradition" — https://amzn.to/3MJtuOA
As the Boomer population of America ages, questions about death & dying have come to the forefront of our cultural experience. From books like Atul Gawande's "Being Mortal" to L.S. Dugdale's "The Lost Art of Dying" to Mark & Elizabeth Barna's "A Christian Ending: A Handbook for Burial in the Ancient Christian Tradition," people are trying to reclaim the sacred and die peacefully and beautifully, often in the safety of their own homes. Join Dr. James Mohebali, a doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and an Orthodox Christian, as he speaks at the newly formed Holy Cross Orthodox Church Burial Society, the former parish of Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green and Frederica Mathewes-Green, in Baltimore, MD. He guides them through asking the deeper questions about death, dying, and end-of-life medical care, using the paradigm of Chinese Medicine, yin yang, the five elements, so that they can make their medical decisions with autonomy, and with rooting in their deep faith. On the way, Dr. James talks about the foundations of biomedicine in Charles Darwin, the survival of the fittest, evolution, and an alternative possibility in Erwin Schrodinger, the famous quantum physicist responsible for Schrodinger's cat, Other speakers include Fr. John Behr, former dean of St. Vladimir's Seminary, and John Heers, founder of First Things Foundation and host of "Why are We Talking About Rabbits?" podcast.
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"Let Yourself Be Huge" — Cloudkicker (under Creative Commons license) — https://cloudkicker.bandcamp.com/track/let-yourself-be-huge
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