The Charles Press, Publishers
	How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife Second Edition
	Edited by Christopher Jay Johnson, PhD and Marsha McGee, PhD

This book has earned widespread acclaim for its objective, thoughtful and practical explanation of the often confusing and troublesome subject of death and afterlife. Presenting a clear, concise and comparative overview of the teachings and the death beliefs of the largest and fastest-growing religions in North America, this popular book will be of enormous value to all readers who would like to obtain a better understanding of the various ways in which different faiths understand death and what happens afterward. Unlike many books on the subject of religious beliefs, the discourse here is refreshingly objective and non-proselytizing. Furthermore, each chapter is written by a different expert or scholar who is internationally recognized as an authority on a particular faith.

This book will be welcomed by theologians, healthcare professionals, clergy and chaplains of all religious traditions, teachers and students of comparative religion and death and dying, social workers, grief and pastoral counselors and funeral directors.

CONTENTS

Preface

Assemblies of God
Stanley M. Horton, ThD

Baha’i Faith
John S. Hatcher, PhD

A Baptist Perspective
William L. Hendricks, PhD, ThD

Buddhism
Anne C. Klein, PhD

Christian Science
Elaine R. Follis, PhD

The Churches of Christ
Thomas H. Olbricht, PhD

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Richard M. Eyre

Islam
Jane Idleman Smith, PhD

Hinduism
Anne Mackenzie Pearson, PhD

Judaism
Rabbi Alan L. Ponn

Lutherans
Daniel E. Lee, PhD

Presbyterianism
Ben Lacy Rose, ThD, DD

A Quaker Perspective
Arthur O. Roberts, PhD

Roman Catholicism
Rev. Francis X. Cleary, SJ

Seventh-day Adventist Church
Robert M. Johnston, PhD

Unitarian Universalism
George N. Marshall, PhD, DD

United Methodist Church
James Ivey Warren, Jr., PhD

Unity
Rev. James Gaither, MA

Zoroastrianism
Jamsheed K. Choksy, PhD

Questions and Answers about Death and Afterlife (click link for sample)

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Christopher Jay Johnson, PhD is Executive Director of the Institute of Gerontology at Northeast Louisiana University. A psychotherapist and bereavement counselor, Dr. Johnson is a contributor to several books on aging and sociology and is involved in death education programs in his community.

Marsha G. McGee, PhD is Associate Professor of Sociology at Northeast Louisiana University where she initiated death education in the 1970s. Dr. McGee often lectures on death and dying and she is actively involved in pastoral counseling for the dying and the bereaved.

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310 pages. Paperback Edition Only. ISBN: 0-914783-85-8. Indexed.
List Price: $32.95