Christians traditionally have had something substantive and important to say about death and afterlife. Yet the language and imagery used in sermons about life and death have given way to language de
Bregman (religion, Temple U., Philadelphia) maps out the religious and spiritual territory of the death awareness movement, which began in the 1960s, and suggests how Christians can evaluate and respo
Skepticism about institutions, even institutional religion, has become a cultural incubator for nontraditional spirituality. Definitions abound. Each touts its own idiosyncratic meaning. In The Ecolog
A wide-ranging anthology for general readers covering many religious, ethical, and spiritual aspects of death, dying, and bereavement in American society.