Dying Is Not Death
Dying Is Not Death by Lee Hoinacki, published by Wipf and Stock Publishers in January 2007, is an illustrated exploration of the act of dying from a traditional humanistic perspective. This 270-page book examines death as a universal experience, prompting readers to consider the impact of technological advancements on the process of dying. Each chapter presents an independent narrative, featuring stories of individuals grappling with the medical system’s technological interventions as they confront their mortality.
In this work, Hoinacki recounts various experiences of death, suggesting that conventional medical approaches can distort our understanding and preparation for this significant life event. Drawing on the ideas of thinkers like Jacques Ellul and Ivan Illich, the author discusses the pervasive influence of technology on the human condition and highlights the tension between faith and technological systems. Through these narratives, readers will find a critical examination of how technology shapes our perceptions of dying and the importance of seeking a perspective beyond the technological framework.
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Dying Is Not Death examines from a traditional humanistic position the act of dying. The author views death as a universal experience that can and perhaps should force us to explore various technological intrusions upon it. Each chapter is an independent narrative, and some chapters tell stories of those struggling to die when confronted with the medical system’s technological artifacts. Recounting different persons’ experiences of death, Lee Hoinacki suggests that the medical system’s conventional approaches to dying and death can distort our preparation for this most important experience.
Borrowing from Jacques Ellul and Ivan Illich, Hoinacki acknowledges technology as an all-embracing system with powerful symbolic effects on the human condition and argues to a conflict between faith and technology. Indeed, with Ellul, he holds that in order to criticize technology, one must find some “place” outside the technological milieu that would act as a kind of Archimedean lever. One must somehow get to the Beyond to judge where one stands in the world.
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