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Religion, death, and dying
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Lucy Bregman |
A wide-ranging anthology for general readers covering many religious, ethical, and spiritual aspects of death, dying, and bereavement in American society.
• Includes the work of 31 distinguished… |
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Christian mummification
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Ken Jeremiah |
"This study explores the history of Roman Catholic mummification. It explores various types of mummies, the connections between the Catholic Church and Egyptian religious practices, the treatment of … |
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Eschatology
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Joseph Ratzinger |
Originally published in English in 1988, Joseph Ratzinger's Eschatology remains internationally recognized as a leading text on the "last things"―heaven and hell, purgatory and judgment, death and th… |
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Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes
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Adrian Tomer,Grafton Eliason,Paul T. P. Wong |
Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes provides: an in-depth examination of death attitudes, existentialism, and spirituality and their relationships; a review of the major theoretical m… |
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Saying Kaddish
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Anita Diamant |
Anita Diamant's knowledge, sensitivity, and clarity have made her one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life. In Saying Kaddish, she shows how to make Judaism's time-honored rituals i… |
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Making all things new
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Henri J. M. Nouwen |
"During the past few years, various friends have asked me, 'What do you mean when you speak about the spiritual life?' Every time this question has come up, I have wished I had a small and simple boo… |
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Annihilation
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Alex Garland |
"In the wake of the success of his thriller Ex Machina, Alex Garland returns to cerebral sci-fi with this tale of a biologist who attempts to uncover the mystery of her husband's disappearance. What … |
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Approaching the end of life
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Donna Schaper |
In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matte… |
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The five invitations
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Frank Ostaseski |
"Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. [This book is a] meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-p… |
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The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity presents Dignity and dying
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Edmund D. Pellegrino,John Frederic Kilner |
This book offers a more well-founded perspective for considering some of the significant ethical issues in the field of medicine and health care. |
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Passages & afterworlds
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Maarit Forde,Yanique Hume |
The contributors to this book explore death and its rituals across the Caribbean, drawing on ethnographic theories shaped by a deep understanding of the region's long history of violent encounters, e… |
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When did you die?
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Temple Hayes |
"Temple Hayes is poised to join the ranks of Brene Brown, Joel Osteen and Louise Hay, and she has a running start--her spiritual home is the overflowing First Unity of St. Petersburg, Florida. Her au… |
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No death, no fear
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Thích Nhất Hạnh |
With hard-won wisdom and refreshing insight, Thich Nhat Hanh confronts a subject that has been contemplated by Buddhist monks and nuns for twenty-five-hundred years—and a question that has been ponde… |
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Tales for the dying
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Rick Jarow |
"This book discusses how images of dying in the Bhagavata-Purana relate to issues of language and love in the religious imagination of India.
Drawing on insights from studies in myth, literary semio… |
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith
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Studs Terkel |
From interviews with a Hiroshima survivor, AIDS caseworker, death-row parolee, police, firefighters, emergency health workers, doctors, nurses, writers, undertakers, clergy, etc., etc. |
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THE 21 MOST AMAZING TRUTHS ABOUT HEAVEN
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Dave Earley |
176 p. ; 21 cm |
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Luminous emptiness
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Francesca Fremantle |
"In Luminous Emptiness, Francesca Fremantle presents the classic Tibetan Book of the Dead not as a scripture to be read to the dying but as a guide for the living. Fremantle, who worked closely with … |
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
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W. Y. Evans-Wentz |
Dr. Walter Yealing Evans-Wentz was the first englishman to make it to the Tibetan Lamas, high in the mountaiuns in the early 1900's. He was the first indoctrinated by the Tibetan Lamas at that time. … |
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One Minute After You Die
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Erwin W. Lutzer |
**ONE MINUTE AFTER YOU DIE YOU WILL BE EITHER ELATED OR TERRIFIED... AND IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO REROUTE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS**
When you slip behind the parted curtain, your life will not be over. Rathe… |
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Reflections on Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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William A. Smith |
"The methodology of Reflections on Death, Dying and Bereavement is mainly philosophical. It is intended to complement scriptural and theological studies. Chapters 1 and 2 consider foundational metaph… |
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