Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; Definitions; Language; Referencing; 1 -- Introduction: A Changing Landscape; 2 -- Universal Dimensions; 3 -- Today's Funeral Terrain; 4 -- What Comes Next?; 5 -- How Might We Respond?; 6 -- A Theological Story; 7 -- A Liturgical Story; 8 -- A Time to Die; 9 -- The Funeral Service; 10 -- Suicides; 11 -- Children; 12 -- Rites After the Funeral; 13 -- The Minister; Selected Bibliography; Index

About the Author

Alister Hendery is an Anglican priest who has served in a wide variety of parish and diocesan settings. He has also worked in private practice as a counsellor, specialising in grief and loss, and as a funeral celebrant. Currently he is an interim priest, ministering with parishes in times of transition. Funeral ministry has been a focus of his life for 35 years. He has an ongoing interest in death studies and continues to journey with people experiencing loss and change in all spheres of life, as well offering mentoring and training to lay and ordained ministers. In addition to his extensive pastoral experience he has read widely on this topic and Earthed in Hope includes many insights from other writers both in New Zealand and overseas. Hendery is well placed to advise on the care of the dying, the bereaved and the dead.