Here is the Analytical Outline for Departing in Peace: Biblical Decision-Making at the End of Life by Bill Davis.

ANALYTICAL OUTLINE

1. Introduction

a. My Father’s Death

b. God’s Law: A Gift to God’s People

c. The PCA Report on Heroic Measures

d. Terms and Methodology

e. A Pressing Need

2. Foundational Considerations

a. Two Fundamental Biblical Obligations

b. The Authority to Make Choices

c. Biblical Permission to Do Less Than Everything Medically Possible

d. Declining Treatment Is Not a Form of Suicide

e. Praying for Healing without Planning on a Miracle

3. End-of-Life Treatment Decisions: Challenges

a. The Conditions That Force Hard Choices

b. Treatment Options

c. Tube-Feeding (Artificial Nutrition and Hydration)

4. Putting Biblical Principles into Practice: True Stories

a. Story 1: Distressing Dialysis

b. Story 2: Praying for a Miracle

c. Story 3: Evelyn’s Heart

d. Story 4: Triplets in Peril

e. Story 5: Pastor with Parkinson’s

f. Story 6: Tammy’s Heart and Lungs

5. Advance Directives

a. The Sections Explained

b. Section-by-Section Recommendations for Completing an Advance Directive

6. Money and End-of-Life Decisions

a. Limiting Treatment because of Lack of Resources

b. Limiting Treatment Even When Money Is Available

c. Money and Medical Treatment for Children

d. The Ultimate Place of Money in Treatment Decisions

7. Hospital Realities: Making the Most of Them

a. The Distorted Picture from Hospital Dramas

b. Expect to Deal with Strangers

c. Getting the Big Picture

d. Using the Long Waits Well

8. Things to Do Now

a. Blessing Our Families

b. Blessing Our Churches

c. Blessing Our Communities

d. Praying

Appendix A: Principles Identified, Defended, and Applied

Appendix B: Sketch of the Lesson Plans for “Ask the Doctors”

Appendix C: Sketch of the Lesson Plans for “Leaving Instructions”

Glossary

Bibliography

Index of Scripture

Index of Subjects and Names

Endorsers in alphabetical order.

James N. Anderson, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte
Erick Woods Erickson, author, Before You Wake; editor, The Resurgent
W. Robert (Bob) Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History, Westminster Seminary California
J. Derek Halvorson, President, Covenant College
Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California
Kelly M. Kapic, Professor of Theological Studies, Covenant College; author, Embodied Hope: A Meditation on Pain and Suffering
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
K. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
Franklin E. (Ed) Payne, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Augusta Health Sciences University (retired); primary author, 1988 PCA Report on Heroic Measures
Richard R. Pesce, MD, MS (ethics), FCCP, FACP, Medical Director of Critical Care, Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Kevin M. Smith, Senior Pastor, New City Fellowship of Chattanooga (PCA)
R. Henry Williams, MD, FACP, Board Chair, Tennessee Center for Bioethics and Culture