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Approaching the end of life : a practical and spiritual guide / Donna Schaper.

End of life : (portion title)

Schaper, Donna, (author.).

Summary:

In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. From making a will and planning a memorial service to finding peace in the toughest circumstances, Approaching the End of Life offers practical and spiritual guidance to anyone wrestling with the end of a life. The book also includes practical resources such as a service planning checklist and a template for a funeral or memorial service.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442238244
ISBN: 1442238240
Physical Description: vii, 198 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The best funeral ever -- What to do when you get sick and death first knocks on your door -- The importance of the afterlife -- Early dotage, mid dotage, and late dotage: facing facts with freedom -- Spiritual preparation for death -- Spiritual and practical combined -- Really bad funerals do happen -- Finding a spiritual home before death -- My Lord, what a morning.