Death’s Door: Modern Dying and the Ways We Grieve
By Sandra M. Gilbert
Prominent critic, poet, and memoirist Sandra M. Gilbert explores our relationship to death through literature, history, poetry, and societal practices.
Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral
By Thomas G. Long
Long begins by describing how the Christian funeral developed historically, theologically, and liturgically, and then discusses recent cultural trends in funeral practices, including the rise...
Cocoon
Offers insight into perspectives on aging and dying in contemporary society. A group of older adults discovers "the fountain of youth" in a Florida swimming...
Shadowlands
Tells the story of C.S. Lewis's romantic relationship with Joy Gresham, an American fan who wins his heart and then discovers she is terminally ill.
Ordinary People
By Judith Guest
Ordinary People is an extraordinary novel about an "ordinary" family divided by pain, yet bound by their struggle to heal.
Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life
By Ira Byock
From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well.
How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter
By Sherwin B. Nuland
The definitive resource on perhaps the single most universal human concern: death.
Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality
By Thomas Lynch
Thomas Lynch, poet, funeral director, and author of the highly praised The Undertaking, winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book...
Turn My Heart: A Sacred Journey from Brokenness to Healing
By Susan Briehl and Marty Haugen
This book by Susan Briehl and musician/composer Marty Haugen includes texts, songs, and several prayer services for use at home or around the bed of...
Lament for a Son
By Nicholas Wolterstorff
Well-known Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff has authored many books that have contributed significantly to scholarship in several subjects. In Lament for a Son he writes...