Death and Dying A Bibliographical Survey

Subjects:

• Religious Studies » Religious Studies (General)
• Sociology » Gerontology

Reviews:

• The author of this exemplary, multidisciplinary work is senior-professor of pastoral theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and has been a practitioner and teacher of counseling and pastoral theology for 40 years. His compendium guide to the literature on death and dying, from a counseling perspective, is an excellent, unified, and comprehensive eight-chapter survey that provides a wise selection of literature related to pastoral aspects of death and dying ranging from the will of God to euthanasia, from medical technology to support groups, and from biblical studies and schatology to AIDS. This extensive annotated bibliography with critical commentary is judicious in its selection of more than 2,225 entries representing several traditions, schools of thought, therapeutic styles, and viewpoints pertaining to the treatment of death and dying. Entries include articles, chapters, reports, and monographs. An in-depth chronicle of the development and direction of thanatological literature precedes the compendium. Most of the references are by practitioners and researchers and in the English language. Chapter 8, "Bibliographies," includes 54 entries. Also included are a 17-page title index, and an 8-page subject index. A valuable reference. Highly recommended for academic libraries with collections in death, dying, grief, thanatology, and terminal care.
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Table of Contents:

• Foreword by G. E. Gorman, Advisory Editor
• Foreword by Therese A. Rando
• Preface
• Development and Direction of Thanatology Literature
• General Works
• Philosophical Theology
• Counseling the Terminally Ill
• Grief
• Caretaking Professions
• Education for Death
• Research and Evaluation
• Bibliographies
• Author Index
• Title Index
• Subject Index