Death: Confronting the Reality

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1987 - Religion - 219 pages

A compelling handbook for pastors, counselors, and adult discussion groups, this book deals honestly and openly with the cultural and human issues surrounding death. This comprehensive resource covers definitions of life and death, life expectancy and quality of life, terminal illness, suicide, grief, funeral practices, and much more.

 

Contents

Facing Up to Death
1
Defining Death and Life
10
Life Expectancy and Aging
27
The Dying Patient
48
Suicide
68
Violence and Death
87
Body Disposal 111 1
111
Grief and Bereavement
134
Life After Death
154
Notes
177
Appendices
191
Index
218
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About the author (1987)

William E. Phipps is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He was formerly Professor of Bible at Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the former Chair of the Philosophy Department at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.

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