The Good Funeral
Death, Grief, and the Community of Care
Published on 6. September 2013
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-664-23853-7 (ISBN)
Description
"What happened to me while working at my father's funeral home was that folks began to treat me like a hero. They were so grateful when we would show up at the hospital or nursing home or family home in the middle of the night, so grateful for the way we handled their dead carefully and with respect. Or leaving after a long day's visitation at t
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Language
English
Place of publication
Louisville
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-664-23853-7 (9780664238537)
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08/2013
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Persons
Thomas G. Long is Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, and is one of the most popular preachers in the United States today. He is the author of many books, including The Witness of Preaching, Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible, and The Good Funeral (cowritten with Thomas Lynch).