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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810786803321

Autore

Schaper Donna

Titolo

Approaching the end of life : a practical and spiritual guide / / Donna Schaper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-3824-0

1-4422-3825-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

248.8/6175

248.86175

Soggetti

Funeral service - Planning

Terminally ill - Religious life

Death - Religious aspects

Spiritual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. The Best Funeral Ever -- 2. What to Do When You Get Sick and Death First Knocks on Your Door -- 3. The Importance of the Afterlife -- 4. Early Dotage, Mid Dotage, and Late Dotage -- 5. Spiritual Preparation for Death -- 6. Spiritual and Practical Combined -- 7. Really Bad Funerals Do Happen -- 8. Finding a Spiritual Home before Death -- 9. My Lord, What a Morning -- Funeral and Memorial Service Planning Checklist -- Glossary of Funeral and Memorial Service Terms -- Words and Music for Funerals and Memorial Services -- (An Opinionated) Template for a Funeral or Memorial Service -- Budget for a Funeral or Memorial Service.

Sommario/riassunto

From making a will and planning a memorial service to finding peace in aging and illness, Approaching the End of Life offers practical and spiritual guidance to anyone wrestling with the end of a life. With sensitivity and humor Donna Schaper shares information on topics ranging from coping with illness to finding a spiritual home.