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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
A New Movement Helps Push Open the Conversation on Death
The website "Let's Have Dinner and Talk About Death" offers ways to break bread and start talking about end of life topics
Michael Hebb, of the University of Washington, has a passion for getting the conversation going on death. He was on a train from Portland to Seattle and happened to sit in the diner car with two doctors — all were … Continue reading
“I’m Going Away” by Walter Hawkins
A soulful funeral gospel and choir memorial song
You don’t have to be a church-gower to appreciate this song. The lyrics and music create a nostalgic atmosphere of a celebration in grievance of the loss of a loved one. There is a clear indication that the person … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Choir song, Death and Dying, Funeral Songs, I'm Going Away, Music, Right of Passage, Walter Hawkings
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What Is The Centre for Living with Dying Program? An Interview with Janet Childs
The Director of Education at the Centre for Living with Dying program on grieving the loss of a loved one
Janet Childs is the Director of Education and Critical Incident Stress Response at the Centre for Living with Dying program. She works specifically within the Bill Wilson Center, a nonprofit located in the San Francisco Bay Area that is dedicated … Continue reading
An Enduring Image of Death: Christ on the Cross
Why Jesus Christ on the cross remains one of the most powerful, ubiquitous images of death
Arguably the single most recognizable image of a death is that of Christ on the cross. The range of ways in which Christ’s death has been depicted is vast; styles vary from realistic and literal to abstract and imagined, taking shape … Continue reading
Afterlife Beliefs in Africa
Traditional African perspectives on afterlife and burial
In some traditional African perspectives on afterlife and burial, it is believed that the dead are nearer to a “singular supreme being” than the living. Certain afterlife beliefs in Africa hold that reward and punishment are experienced in this life … Continue reading
“Die” (1962) by Minimalist Tony Smith
The sculpture’s enigmatic relationship with death and dying
The minimalist sculpture “Die” by American sculptor, Tony Smith (1912 – 1980), has ostensibly little to do with the subject of death and dying. Apart from the fact that the title elicits some kind of relationship with death, the relevance … Continue reading
