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Editorial 7 End-of-Life: A Religious Studies Perspective 14 DOUGLAS JAMES DAVIES The End of Life: A Perspective from Biblical Theology 25 DIETMAR MIETH (Not) The End: From Death to Life in East Asian Films 35 KRIS H.K. CHONG Health Care Practice at the End of Life: Addressing Opposite Attitudes and Diverse Contexts 45 ANDREA VICINI The End of Life in a Global Health Perspective 56 ALEXANDRE A. MARTINS Assisted Suicide: A Rational Option or a Tragedy? 66 JEAN-PIERRE WILS The Filipino Family and Health Care Decision-making at the End of Life 77 ERIC MARCELO O. GENILO Muslim Beliefs about Death: From Classical Formulations to Modern Applications 86 ABDULAZIZ SACHEDINA Ars Vivendi: Spirituality for the End of Life in the 21st century 97 MARA MARCELA MAZZINI Everything Called In Question: When a Pet is Fatally Ill 104 TAMAR A. AVRAHAM Theological Forum 111 Sobre Hans Kng (19/03/1928 - 06/04/2021) 113 JOS OSCAR BEOZZO The Catholic Bishops of Canada Apologize to the Indigenous Peoples of the Land 118 MICHEL ANDRAOS The Synodal Path in Germany: An Interim Report at Half-Time 125 STEFAN ORTH Contributors 131