- Author
- Moreman, Christopher M., ed.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Oxford
- ISBN
- 9780195335224
- Table of Contents
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Contributors
Introduction
Part One: What Ought a Course on Death Accomplish?
ch. 1 What Should a Course on Death and Dying Accomplish? ``Death Education'' in an Undergraduate Religion Course (Lucy Bregman)
ch. 2 Ethical Issues in Teching Death and Dying: Pedagogical Aims in End-of-Life Ethics (Christian Perring)
ch. 3 Teaching Death and Dying in the Context of Religious Studies
Part Two: Practical Applications of a Course on Death
ch. 4 Teaching Death and Dying: A Pastoral Theological Approach (G. Lee Ramsey)
ch. 5 Death, Loss, and Bereavement: The Role of Social Work (Estelle Hopmeyer)
ch. 6 Psychology, Grief, and the Student (David E. Balk)
Part Three: Media as Teacher and Aid to Teaching
ch. 7 The Virtual Resurrection: Technology, Violence, and Interpretations of Death in a Southern University Classroom (Diana Walsh Pasulka)
ch. 8 What Would Spielberg Do? Using Mianstream Films to Teach Visions of the Afterlife (Michael McKenzie)
Part Four: Death in Context
ch. 9 Death and Dying in History (Albert N. Hamscher)
ch. 10 Teaching Outside the Classroom (Kathleen Garces-Foley)
Part Five: Literatures of Death and on Death
ch. 11 Literature, Textbook, and Primary Source: Constructing the Reading List (Sarah Pinnock)
ch. 12 ``Listen to the Dark'': Death and Dying in Music, Film, and Literature (Amir Hussain)
ch. 13 Love Letters to the Dead: Immortal Gifts for the Lifeling Learner (Dorothy Lander and John Graham-Pole)
Part Six: Life After Death
ch. 14 Life After Death: An Overview of Contemporary Beliefs for Teachers (Paul Badham)
ch. 15 Why an Investigation of Paranormal Experience Should Be an Essential Component of a Course on Death (L. Stafford Betty)
Appendix
Index
AAR Teaching Religious Studies Series (Oxford University Press)
The academic study of death rose to prominence during the 1960s. Courses on some aspect of death and dying can now be found at most institutions of higher learning. These courses tend to stress the psycho-social aspects of grief and bereavement, however, ignoring the religious elements inherent to the subject. This collection is the first to address the teaching of courses on death and dying from a religious-studies perspective.
The book is divided into seven sections. The hope is that this volume will not only assist teachers in religious studies departments to prepare to teach unfamiliar and emotionally charged material, but also help to unify a field that is now widely scattered across several disciplines. (From the Publisher)
The academic study of death rose to prominence during the 1960s. Courses on some aspect of death and dying can now be found at most institutions of higher learning. These courses tend to stress the psycho-social aspects of grief and bereavement, however, ignoring the religious elements inherent to the subject. This collection is the first to address the teaching of courses on death and dying from a religious-studies perspective.
The book is divided into seven sections. The hope is that this volume will not only assist teachers in religious studies departments to prepare to teach unfamiliar and emotionally charged material, but also help to unify a field that is now widely scattered across several disciplines. (From the Publisher)