Death, dying, and grieving: Providing a ministry of caring

This project dissertation, entitled Death, Dying, and Grieving: Providing a Ministry of Caring, approaches the issue of establishing a ministry of caring for parishioners who are experiencing grief. Also included in this work is how the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, archaeology and psychol...

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Main Author: White, R. L., Jr.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 1996
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/AAIDP14689
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1109&context=dissertations
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Summary:This project dissertation, entitled Death, Dying, and Grieving: Providing a Ministry of Caring, approaches the issue of establishing a ministry of caring for parishioners who are experiencing grief. Also included in this work is how the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, archaeology and psychology have attempted to address the issue of death and grief. A biblical history of death, dying, and grief is discussed and a theological framework for grieving. The dissertation gives a description of the development of a counseling group, support group and all of the intricacies involved in the institution of a ministry of caring for the Mount Ephraim Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.