{"product_id":"9781540970688_doing-death-better","title":"Doing Death Better","description":"We don't do death well. We even skillfully avoid it. Our culture hides aging, euphemizes death as \"passing away,\" and puts makeup on corpses. But shying away from this universal human experience costs us. Ignoring or sanitizing death doesn't make it disappear; in fact, it often deepens the pain, isolation, and grief that go along with life's inevitable losses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy F. Davis Abdallah, a liturgical scholar and practical theologian, looks toward rather than away from death in her latest pastoral volume. This accessible guide for seminary students and pastors examines how to experience death and embodiment in a better way. Davis Abdallah explores\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e· biblical, historical, and theological perspectives on death;\u003cbr\u003e· the psychology of death and grief on the personal and communal levels;\u003cbr\u003e· the implications of physical death as well as other deaths, like the death of a relationship or a dream; \u003cbr\u003e· why we need to hold the horror of death and the joy of resurrection at the same time; and\u003cbr\u003e· rituals for remembering, marking loss, and practicing hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all eventually confront our own mortality and that of our loved ones. \u003ci\u003eDoing Death Better\u003c\/i\u003e shows how thinking about death makes us better people and helps us live well. It will enable those facing death to develop resilience and help all readers weather life's losses.","brand":"Amy F. Davis Abdallah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459581174072,"sku":"9781540970688","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/9963\/1672\/files\/9781540970688.jpg?v=1792642748","url":"https:\/\/bakeracademic.com\/products\/9781540970688_doing-death-better","provider":"Baker Academic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}