Death - Living Faiths Author:John Prickett The Standing Conference on Inter-Faith Dialogue in Education was formed in 1973 to convene, or encourage the convening of national and regional inter-faith conferences concerned with education in school and community, including religious education, and to circulate or publish reports of the proceedings of findings of those conferences. The confe... more »rence includes representatives of the Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Humanist, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faiths as well as representatives of organizations concerned with inter-faith and race relations. Attitudes to death and what lies beyond, funeral liturgies and burial customs all vary according to faith and culture. So what are the differences between Jews and Christians, Hindus and Buddhists, Sikhs and Muslims? Death is the second book in the series Living Faiths, started with Initiation Rites. This book helps us all not only to understand the meaning of death, but helps us also through death to a new awareness of God.« less