The Good Funeral: Death, Grief, and the Community of Care

by Thomas Lynch and Thomas G. Long

Book Overview

Two of the most authoritative voices on the funeral industry come together here in one volume to discuss the current state of the funeral. Through their different lenses? "one as a preacher and one as a funeral director? "Thomas G. Long and Thomas Lynch alternately discuss several challenges facing "the good funeral," including the commercial aspects that have led many to be suspicious of funeral directors, the sometimes tense relationship between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066423853X
• ISBN13: 9780664238537
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"