1st Edition
Spiritual, Ethical, and Pastoral Aspects of Death and Bereavement
This collection of previously unpublished essays addresses a wide range of topics relevant to the on-going debates regarding dying and death and the subtleties, nuances, and complexities accompanying these phenomena. The authors have attempted to contribute their experiences, insights, and research results to clarify rather than obfuscate. Topic coverage is broad; however, content depth is not sacrificed. The diversity of authors' backgrounds, both geographical and disciplinary, also serves to make this volume unique. The chapters in this volume offer a substantial contribution in assisting care-givers in arriving at acceptable ethical positions in their pastoral, counseling, medical, and mortician roles.
Introduction Gerry R. Cox and Ronald J. Fundis
PART I: ETHICAL ISSUES
The Ethics of Death Education David K. Meagher Self-Healing for Persons with Cancer: Issues for Health Professionals Ross E. Gray and Brian D. Doan
The Silence of God: The Absence of Healing Lynne Martins
PART II: PASTORAL ISSUES
Pastoral Care with the Dying and Bereaved Delton J. Glebe Ministry to People with AIDS Jean Crabtree
Clergy and Lay Persons Working Together Dorothy Southall
The Church: A Model for Adjustment for the Dying and Bereaved Lynne Martins
PART III: SELECTED CANADIAN EXPERIENCES
Understanding the Spiritual and Cultural Influences on the Attitudes of the Bereaved Paul Sakalauskas Through the Valley of the Shadow: Developing a Visualization Process for Healing Grief Ted Creen
Irreplaceable Objects: An Imaginal Approach to the Mourning of Inconsolable Losses Greg Mogenson
Lifetime Losses: Seeking a Balance Michael Bull
PART IV: CHILDREN AND THE DEATH EXPERIENCE
Attitudes About Childhood Death: An African Perspective Connie Guist Spirituality and the Child: A Grandparent Death Carol Irizarry
Looking Back to Help See the Future: A Proposal for the Use of Guided Autobiography with the Dying and Children Craig E. Seaton
PART V: SOCIAL, HISTORICAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES
Responses of Parents to Sudden Death Mary Kachoyeanos and Florence E. Selder View of Life in Bereavement and Loss Kjell Kallenberg
The Paranoid Society: The Health Craze and the Fear of Death Tadini Bacigalupi
Implications of Societal Change on the Role of the Funeral Director and Clergy Vernon F. Gunckel
Spiritual Care in Hospice Dorothy Ley
PART VI: BIOETHICAL ISSUES
Personhood and the Question of Neonatal Euthanasia Brian E. Woodrow Euthanasia: The Dying Decision Gerry R. Cox and Ronald J. Fundis
Informed Consent in Relation to Transplants Abbyann Lynch
Epilogue
Contributors
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Gerry Cox, Ronald Fundis
