Bøger af Lucy Bregman

Provides an introduction to the wide variety of religious and philosophical traditions's teachings and practices regarding death and dying. The book intends to widen appreciation of the contribution of diverse cultures and traditions, as it examines the meanings each attribute to dying, death and what comes after.

Lucy Bregman guides the reader through the wealth of recent literature on death and dying, giving special attention to the autobiographical narratives of terminally ill people and to books offering counsel to the dying, their caregivers, and the bereaved. She argues that this literature should supplement, not supplant, Christian understandings...

Surveys the many and varied religious, psychological, and sociological definitions of spirituality on offer. Lucy Bregman argues that spirituality is rooted in specific professions and practices, and demonstrates that it is not an irrevocably ambiguous pop cultural phenomenon, but is embodied in historic virtues and practices of a craft.

Tracks the changes in Protestant American funerals over the last one hundred years. Lucy Bregman she reveals how Americans' comprehension of death has shifted in the last century - and why we must find ways to move beyond it.