Thinking Biblically About Death and Dying

Thinking Biblically About Death and Dying

From Transforming Culture by Muskoka Bible Centre

December 12, 2025 · 1h 2m · Season 4 · Episode 8

About this episode

The episode discusses approaching death and Medical Assistance in Dying from a biblical perspective with Dr. Jonathan Griffiths.

Welcome to episode 8 of Transforming Culture, Season 4. It's our second last episode of this season, and was a bit delayed by additional editing... but we're here now! This week on the podcast, we're tackling a difficult, but crucially important topic: death, and specifically what it looks like to approach Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, from a biblical perspective. Thankfully, we have an incredible Bible teacher with us this week to share his thoughts and experiences. I'm so glad that Dr. Jonathan Griffiths offered to tackle such a sensitive and intense topic, so that we can be equipped to talk about it with friends, family and neighbours. ----- ----- ----- Speaker Bio: Dr. Jonathan Griffiths serves as the Chancellor of Heritage College & Seminary, Executive Director of the Timothy Trust, and a council member of The Gospel Coalition Canada. His syndicated daily radio program, Encounter the Truth, reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners in Canada and the United States on Moody Radio and other networks. He studied theology at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD in New Testament Studies from the University of Cambridge. He is author of a number of books including…

People in this episode

Host: Muskoka Bible Centre

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Griffiths

Topics covered

  • death
  • dying
  • Medical Assistance in Dying
  • biblical perspective
  • Christianity
  • ethics

Keywords

  • death
  • dying
  • MAID
  • biblical perspective
  • Christian ethics
  • Dr. Jonathan Griffiths
  • spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heritage College & Seminary, The Gospel Coalition Canada, Muskoka Bible Centre

Books & works: Encounter the Truth, Gathered for Good, Strangers & Exiles, God Alone

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