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Death, Sin and the Moral Life: Contemporary Cultural Interpretations of Death (American Academy of Religion Academy Series)
Death Sin and the Moral Life Contemporary Cultural Interpretations of Death - American Academy of Religion Academy Series Author:Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore Modern psychologies of death make religious and ethical, as well as scientific, judgments that inform our attitudes toward death and illness. Bonnie Miller-McLemore uncovers and critiques the assumptions, moral and otherwise, behind the contemporary "death and dying movement." She retrieves the contributions of Augustine, Calvin, Schleiermacher,... more » Niebuhr, Tillich, and Ramsey in formulating a theologically more adequate understanding of death and illness.« less