| A Funeral Manual Revised Edition Contributor(s): Biddle, Perry (Author) |
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ISBN: 080280697X ISBN-13: 9780802806970 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $21.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1994 Annotation: This book features the new Presbyterian liturgy 'The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrection.' There is a new sermon for the funeral of one who completed suicide, plus a section of suggested readings on suicide. The music for funerals has been revised and supplemented. Appropriate Scripture passages are included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery - Religion | Christian Church - Administration |
| Dewey: 265.85 |
| LCCN: 94010495 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.63" W x 6.76" (0.38 lbs) 215 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A sensitive resource for planning and conducting Christian funerals and providing pastoral care to the bereaved. Written from the perspective of the resurrection of the body rather than that of the immortality of the soul, this book seeks to make the funeral service a celebration of hope. Includes a selection of funeral rites, selecting music, and developing church policy statements. |
Contributor Bio(s): Biddle, Perry: - An author and retired minister of Middle TennesseePresbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA). He is a graduate ofDavidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, UnionTheological Seminary in Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, andVanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He alsostudied at New College, University of Edinburgh inScotland. |