Forthcoming Title Death By John Prickett (editor) Newly reprinted, this invaluable resource for teachers and students discusses the various approaches of the major world religions to death and dying. Includes extracts from funeral liturgies and accounts of burial ceremonies. ISBN-13: 9780718830861 Specifications: 216x140mm, 126pp, Paperback Price: £15.00 • US$32.50 Publication: July 2008 Order this Title Now

About this Book

Aimed at students and teachers of World Religions, this study analyses the concept of death and how the different religions treat and confront this unavoidable natural event. It produces accurate and broad information for the use of teachers and students of World Faiths, providing an insight into the faith and practise of their neighbours and a greater understanding of how it feels to belong to a culture different from their own.

An introductory chapter by Geoffrey Parrinder explains the importance of the subject of death in all religions and offers a classification of faiths attending to its treatment. Consecutives chapters explain each one of the faiths treated and a final postscript by the editor remarks how important is to prepare our children for living as well as for dying.

‘Living Faiths’ is a series on Rites of Passage in the major religions of the world, covering Marriage and the Family, Initiation Rites and Death. Together these provide a fascinating exercise in tolerance and understanding.

Contents

List of Contributors
Further Information
Foreword by John Prickett

Part 1: Death in the World Faiths
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Children Understanding Death

Part 2: Statements and Extracts
2.1. Baha’i Faith
2.2. Buddhism
2.3. Christianity
2.4. Hinduism
2.5. Humanism
2.6. Islam
2.7. Judaism
2.8. Sikhism

Editor’s Postscript

About the Author

John Prickett was a headmaster and Secretary of the Education Department of the British Council of Churches. He was also Publications Secretary of the Standing Conference of Inter-Faith Dialogue in Education.

Other titles available by John Prickett:
Initiation Rites
Marriage and the Family