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"The disease, suffering and death: ethical and spiritual vision" is the title of the latest book by the theologian and Master in Bioethics Fernando Bermudez and to be presented at a public event, scheduled at 20 am this coming Wednesday , Oct. 17, at the House of Culture in his hometown, Alguazas, have the presence and intervention of the author and the prologue of the play treated, cardiologist, Chief Catheterization Hospital "Virgen de la Arrixaca "of Murcia and Masters in Bioethics, Eduardo Pinar, family doctors and Secretary of the National Platform" No, Thanks "-Citizen Network for Public Health, Abel Novoa, the parish priest of the town of San Onofre alguaceña, Carlos Vicente Molina, and Mayor of the municipality, José Antonio Fernández Lladó.
Presented with a letter from the priest, writer and poet while in the diocese bishop emeritus Brazilian Sao Felix do Araguaia, Pedro Casaldáliga, Fernando Bermudez this essay was published by Editorial Bilbao "Messenger", consisting of 142 pages bound paperback and being available in bookstores for the modest price of 8 euros.
This work of the theologian alguaceño adds to its rich bibliographic production between protruding works such as "You will be man" (1975), "The belief that gives meaning to my life" (1984), "Death and resurrection in Guatemala" (1986), "The Song of the poor" (1994), "Kirche in den Katakomben" (1986), "Seeds of Blood" (2001), "Christians against neoliberalism" (1996), "How to analyze the reality "(2002)," Church, the new People of God "(2001)," Lay Spirituality "(2006)," Ethics in Politics "(2007)," From Crisis to Hope "(2010)," The Art of Living "(2011) or" Spirituality in a Globalized World "(2011) and numerous collaborations in magazines in Latin America and Spain on issues of ethics, justice and spirituality.
"The disease, suffering and death: ethical and spiritual vision" revolves around these three major issues that trouble to mankind.
In recent times medicine has advanced significantly.
There have been new discoveries in the field of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
However, medical technology could not be achieved or eliminate the burden of suffering that disease and death.
The work covers several topics: disease, suffering and the end of life, viewed from bioethics and spirituality.
Official Reporter Alguazas villa and historian Luis Lison expressed as a critical opinion that every subject in the book of Fernando Bermudez (disease, suffering and death) could be addressed separately.
Lends itself to it.
So have other authors.
However, intentionally, the author wanted to present them in a single job in order to give a body, a unity, so that will help readers to contemplate these existential realities of a globally from ethical and spiritual vision that arises in essay title.
Also, this book combines reflection with life experience.
There are only ideas that are developed but also experiences, seeking to reach the hearts of readers.
The text offers clues to assume the disease, pain, suffering and the end of life and strength naturally, after developing a life full of meaning and dignity.
Among the ten chapters in which the work are the meaning of pain and suffering, the patient's right to know the truth, the life-sustaining treatments, advance directives (living will), palliative care, death with dignity ... Mention deserves special chapter nine, "The Art of Dying", divided into three sections: living Living, Living and Dying live dying.
Alguaceño theologian concludes work with some testimonies that illuminate the meaning of suffering and death as a challenge to the current neoliberal that suffering is meaningless and death is falling into nothingness.
Fernando Bermudez's Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Medical School of Madrid Ramon Lull and Bachelor of Religious Studies and Theology from the Theological Faculty of St. Damasus capital of the Kingdom, Diploma in Human Rights by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Masters in Bioethics at the Catholic University "San Antonio" in Murcia.
He has served as Professor of Ethics and Spirituality in different Faculties of Theology of Central where he was a missionary for three decades.
Alguaceño theologian has worked in Latin America in health care with Guatemalan refugees in Chiapas (Mexico), has been coordinator of the Human Rights Program of the Diocese of San Marcos in Guatemala and its Pastoral Education Advisory Council member Pastoral of the Archdiocese of Guatemala City, advisor to the Education Commission of the Bishops' Conference and a member of the San Marcos Departmental Tables for Education Reform and Conflict of Guatemala and of the Board of the National Movement for Human Rights Guatemala.
For his active work in defense of human rights, Bermudez is in possession of the Order also Monsignor Gerardo Human Rights 2005 "(awarded by the Archbishop of Guatemala) and the title of" Distinguished Citizen Award 2007 "awarded by the Departmental Council Development of San Marcos in Guatemala. since 2008 has the Shield Alguazas villa and a square named in his hometown.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas
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