1. Introduction
2. The postmodern context and the recognition of a need for
ritual
3. Grieving in a postmodern era
4. Being and doing in the pastoral and spiritual care of the
bereaved
5. Ritualising death - formal and informal moments
6. Co-construction - meeting spiritual needs and facilitating
grief
7. Co-construction - opportunities for the church
8. Paradigm shifts
Appendix: Ritual resources - sacred and secular
Addresses how funerals may be created which are not only relevant for the bereaved, but which also have theological integrity
Ewan Kelly initially studied medicine and worked as a junior doctor before completing a theology degree and becoming ordained as a Church of Scotland minister. He currently works as Programme Director for Healthcare Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care, NHS Education for Scotland and as a part-time senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Mention -Book News, November 2008
Review in Church Times, February 2009
"...the possibility should be offered and planned for, if we take
the research and insights of this book as seriously as it
deserves." Theology, November 2009
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