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Thanatology:"Thanatology" is the scientific study of death. It investigates the circumstances surrounding death, the grief experienced by the deceased's loved ones, and larger social attitudes towards death.

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D.B. Schulmeier is an endorsed Chaplain with the Southern Baptist Convention. (B.A; Th.B.; Th.M.; SBC-EE)

 

             

 

   

    

 

 

 

    Selected Grief Counseling and Thanatology Sites

 

     http://www.hospicenet.org/index.html  - Hospice Net

     http://www.adec.org/ - ADEC

     http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm - NHPCO

     http://www.caringinfo.org/ - Caring Connections

     http://dying.about.com/od/tools/ - Funeral Planning

 

Resources for the study of End of Life Issues for Grief Counseling and Thanatology:         

A Physician’s Advice To Spiritual End of Life Issues      Redemptive Suffering
Euthanasia And Christian Ethics      Scripture readings relative to end of life issues
Euthanasia      Suicide and the Christian Worldview
Euthanasia: A Biblical Appraisal      The Morality of Suicide: Issues and Options
God exercises his magnificent ability      The Persistent Vegetative State
A Guide To Grief      Job 3 has contemporary relevance to end of life issues
Hymns for Ministry      What You Can Do To Be A Supportive Caregiver
James Rachels And The Active Euthanasia Debate  

Resources for Chaplaincy

Guidelines for Pastoral Care:

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization – www.nhpco.org  Guidelines for Pastoral Care in Hospice. 2001.

Resources on Professional Chaplaincy:

Anderson, Robert G., Mary A. Fukuyama.  Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity of Health Care: Increasing the Competency of Chaplains.  Haworth Press, 2004.

Burton, Laurel and George Handzo. Health Care Chaplaincy in Oncology. Haworth  Press, 1992.

Paget, Naomi K., Janet R. McCormack.  The Work of the Chaplain.  Judson,  2006.

VandeCreek, Larry and Laurel Burton.  Professional Chaplaincy: Its Role and Importance in Healthcare.  Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Association for Professional Chaplains.  2001.

Networks and Professional Organizations:

American Hospice Foundation – www.americanhospice.org

American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) – www.aapc.org

Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) – www.acpe.edu

Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) – www.professionalchaplains.org

Association for Death Education and Counseling – www.adec.org

Caring Connections – www.caringinfo,org

Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life – www.iceol.duke.edu

George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health – www.gwish.org

Hospice Foundation of America – www.hospicefoundation.org

International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality – www.nihr.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization – www.nhpco.org

Project Compassion – www.project-compassion.org

The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care – www.carolinasendoflifecare.org

Educational Materials and Information:

Association of American Medical Colleges, Medical School Objectives Project – www.aamc.org/meded/msop/msop3.pdf.

Becker, Ernest.  The Denial of Death.  Free Press, 1973.

Bregman, Lucy.  Beyond Silence and Denial: Death and Dying Reconsidered.  Westminster John Knox, 1999.

-----, Sara Thiermann.  First Person Mortal: Personal Narratives of Illness, Dying and Grief. Paragon House, 1995.

Byock, Ira.  Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life.  Riverhead, 1997.

Callanan, Maggie and Patricia Kelley.  Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying.  Poseidon Press, 1992.

Clark, David and Peter Emmett.  When Someone You Love Is Dying: Making Wise Decisions at the End of Life.  Bethany House, 1998.

Cohen, Cynthia, et al.  Faithful Dying: Anglican Reflections on End of Life Care.  Morehouse, 2000.

Collett, Merrill.  Stay Close and Do Nothing: A Spiritual and Practical Guide to Caring for the Dying at Home.  Andrews McMeel, 1997.

Corr, Charles A., Clyde Nabe and Donna M. Corr.  Death and Dying, Life and Living.  2nd ed.  Brooks/Cole, 1997.

Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life.  Jewish Ritual, Reality and Response at the End of Life: A Guide to Caring for Jewish Patients and Their Families.  2007.

Feinberg, Linda.  I’m Grieving As Fast As I Can.  New Horizons, 1994.

Flint, Cort R.  Grief’s Slow Wisdom.  Flint-Bridge, 1967.

Forman, Walter B., et al.  Hospice and Palliative Care: Concepts and Practice. 2nd Ed.  Jones and Bartlett, 2003.

Gerkin, Charles V.  The Living Human Document.  Abingdon, 1984.

Graham, Billy.  Peace with God. World Wide, 1984.

Griffith, William H.  Lessons in Care-Giving for the Dying.  Judson, 2004.

Grollman, Earl A.  Concerning Death: A Practical Guide for the Living.  Beacon, 1974.

Habermas, Gary R. and J. P. Moreland.  Immortality: The Other Side of Death.  Thomas Nelson, 1992.

Harwell, Amy.  Ready to Live, Prepared to Die.  Harold Shaw, 1995.

Hauerwas, Stanley.  Suffering Presence.  University of Notre Dame, 1986.

Hermsen, Maaike A., Henk A.M.J. ten Have.  Pastoral care, spirituality, and religion in palliative care journals.  American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. 21:5. Sept./Oct. 2004.

Howe, Leroy.  Comforting the Fearful: Listening Skills for Caregivers.  Paulist, 2003.

Huber, Jim.  A Thousand Goodbyes.  Thomas Nelson, 2001.

Jackson, Edgar N.  When Someone Dies.  Fortress, 1971.

James, John W. and Frank Cherry.  The Grief Recovery Handbook.  HarperPerennial, 1989.

-----, Russell Friedman and Dr. Leslie Landon Matthews.  When Children Grieve.  HarperCollins, 2001.

Jarmus, Stephen and Andrew Jarmus.  On Issues of Aging, Sickness, and Dying.  Ecclesia, 1996.

Johnson and McGee.  How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife.  Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

Jungel, Eberhard.  Death: The Riddle and the Mystery.  Trans. Iain and Ute Nicol.  Westminster, 1975.

Kolf, June Cerza.  Comfort & Care in a Final Illness: Support for the Patient & Caregiver.  Fisher, 1999.

Kreeft, Peter.  Love is Stronger than Death.  Ignatius, 1992.

Kuhl, David.  What Dying People Want: Practical Wisdom for the End of Life.  PublicAffairs, 2002.

Kushner, Harold.  When Children Ask About God.  Schocken, 1989.

Lammers, Stephen E. and Allen Verhey.  On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics.  Eerdmans, 1987.

Linn M., Linn D. and S. Fabricant.  Healing the Greatest Hurt.  Paulist, nd.

Longaker, Christine.  Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying.  Broadway, 2001.

MacNutt, Francis. Healing.  Ave Maria Press, 1979.

McCloskey, Pat.  When You are Angry with God.  Paulist Press, 1987.

McKim, Donald, ed.  God Never Forgets: Faith, Hope, and Alzheimer’s Disease.  Westminster John Knox, 1997.

Morey, Robert A.  Death and the Afterlife.  Bethany House, 1984.

Morgan and Laungani.  Death and Bereavement Around the World: Major Religious Traditions.  2002.

Noren, Carol M.  In Times of Crisis and Sorrow: A Minister’s Manual Resource Guide.  Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Nouwen, Henri.  Ministry and Spirituality.  Continuum, 1996.

Nuland, Sherwin B.  How We Die: Reflections of Life’s Final Chapter.  Knopf, 1994.

Numbers, Ronald and Darrel Amundsen.  Caring and Curing: Health and Medicine in the Western Religious Traditions. Johns Hopkins University, 1997.

Oates, Wayne.  Pastoral Care and Counseling in Grief and Separation.  Fortress, 1976.

O’Kelly, Eugene.  Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life.  McGraw-Hill, 2006.

Palmer, Greg.  Death: The Trip of a Lifetime.  HarperSanFrancisco, 1993

Parks, Langani and Young.  Death and Bereavement Across Cultures.  Routledge, 1997.

Paul, John II.  Crossing the Threshold of Hope.  Alfred A. Knopf,  1994.

-----.  Prayers and Devotions.  Penguin Putnam, 1994.

Phipps, William E.  Death: Confronting the Reality.  John Knox, 1987.

Platt, Larry A. and Roger G. Branch.  Resources for Ministry in Death and Dying.  Broadman, 1988.

Ramshaw, Elaine.  Ritual and Pastoral Care.  Fortress, 1987.

Rando, Therese A.  How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies.  Bantam, 1991.

Reimer, Jack.  Jewish Insights on Death and Dying.  Random House, 1995.

-----. Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning.  Schocken, 1995.

Savage, John.  Listening & Caring Skills.  Abingdon, 1996.

Segal, Alan F.  Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion.  Doubleday, 2004.

Shaw, Eva.  What To Do When A Loved One Dies.  Dickens, 1994.

Singh, Kathleen Dowling.  The Grace in Dying: A Message of Hope, Comfort, and Spiritual Transformation,  HarperCollins, 2000.

Spencer Jr., Glenn.  Blessed are Those Who Mourn.  Our Sunday Visitor, 1999.

Steinsaltz, Adin.  A Guide to Jewish Prayer.  Schocken, 2000.

Stoddard, Sandol.  The Hospice Movement. Rev. ed.  Vintage, 1992.

Thompson, Mervin E.  When Death Touches Your Life.  Prince of Peace, 1986.

Westberg, Granger E.  Good Grief.  Fortress, 1971.

Wolfson, Ron.  A Time to Mourn a Time to Comfort.  Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996.

Wolterstorff, Nicholas.  Lament for a Son.  Eerdmans, 1987.

Funeral Resources:

Bolding, Amy.  Words of Comfort: Sources for Ministry in Times of Bereavement.  Baker, 1984.

Baird, William R., Sr. John E. Baird.  Funeral Meditations.  Abingdon, 1966.

Irion, Paul E.  The Funeral Vestige or Value?  Parthenon, 1966.

-----.  The Funeral and the Mourners: Pastoral Care of the Bereaved.  Abingdon, 1979.

Lloyd Dan S.  Leading Today’s Funerals: A Pastoral Guide for Improving Bereavement Ministry.  Baker, 1987.

Wiersbe, Warren W., David W. Wiersbe.  Comforting the Bereaved.  Moody, 1985

The Gospel:

John 3:18 CEV  No one who has faith in God's Son will be condemned. But everyone who doesn't have faith in him has already been condemned for not having faith in God's only Son.

Ephesians 2:1-3 CEV  In the past you were dead because you sinned and fought against God.  (2)  You followed the ways of this world and obeyed the devil. He rules the world, and his spirit has power over everyone who doesn't obey God.  (3)  Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.

Romans 8:7 CEV  Our desires fight against God, because they do not and cannot obey God's laws.

Romans 3:20 CEV  God doesn't accept people simply because they obey the Law. No, indeed! All the Law does is to point out our sin.

Romans 5:8 CEV  But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.

1 John 1:7 CEV  But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of his Son Jesus washes all our sins away.

1 Corinthians 15:3 CEV  I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to me. That part is: Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say.

1 Peter 2:24 CEV  Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

Acts 13:39 CEV  But everyone who has faith in Jesus is set free.

Romans 8:1 CEV  If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won't be punished.

Ephesians 2:8-10 CEV  You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.  (9)  It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about.  (10)  God planned for us to do good things and to live as he has always wanted us to live. That's why he sent Christ to make us what we are.