Description
Book SynopsisOffers various viewpoints on death and dying, including those of ministers, rabbis, doctors, nurses, and sociologists, along with personal accounts of those near death.
Trade ReviewChristian Century An accumulation of treasures.
Chicago Tribune The most accessible of Kübler-Ross's works.
Table of ContentsContentsForeword
Preface:
A Journey into the Realm of Death and Growth
1
Introduction
2
Why Is It So Hard to Die?
THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT OF DYING
Hans O. MaukschDEATH IN THE FIRST PERSON
Anonymous3
Death Through Some Other Windows
DYING AMONG ALASKAN INDIANS: A MATTER OF CHOICE
Murray L. TreleaseTHE JEWISH VIEW OF DEATH: GUIDELINES FOR DYING
Zachary I. HellerTHE JEWISH VIEW OF DEATH: GUIDELINES FOR MOURNING
Audrey GordonTHE DEATH THAT ENDS DEATH IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
J. Bruce Long4
Dying Is Easy, But Living Is Hard
LIVING UNTIL DEATH: A PROGRAM OF SERVICE AND RESEARCH FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL
Raymond G. CareyFUNERALS: A TIME FOR GRIEF AND GROWTH
Roy Nichols and lane NicholsA MOTHER MOURNS AND GROWS
Edith MizeONE WOMAN'S DEATH -- A VICTORY AND A TRIUMPH
Dorothy Pitkin5
Death and Growth: Unlikely Partners?
DEATH AS PART OF MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE
Elisabeth Kübler-RossLETTER TO ELISABETH: DEDICATED TO CAROL
Bal MountLOUIE
Shirley Holzer JeffreyFOR MY WIFE WANDA: LOVE WILL NEVER GO AWAY
Orville Kelly6
Death: The Final Stage of Growth
DYING AS THE LAST STAGE OF GROWTH
Mwalimu ImaraOmego
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