Table of Contents

Introduction by Brian B. O'Connor
Part I. An Overview of the Pastoral Role
Clergy and the Consumer by C. Torres
The Identity and Role of Clergy by G. Jackson
Death and Identity: Implications for Pastoral Care by G. Harbaugh
Issues Facing Clergy on the Hospice Team by V. Samuel
"The Flower Fadeth"—A Pastoral-Care Curriculum for Biblical Death Education in the Church by J. Watson
Pastoral Care and Professional Burbanout by D. Wessells, Jr.
Part II. Death and Dying
A Holistic Model for Care of the Dying by S. Moss
Caring for the Dying by W. Smith
Death: A Theological Reappraisal by T. McGowan
The Interface of Psychiatry and Religion by R. Springer
Pastoral Issues in the Care of Terminal Cancer Patients by W. Huguey
Pastoral Care of the Dying Utilizing Guided Medication by J. Dulany
The Euthanasia Debate and Christian Medical Ethics by L. Bird
Funeral Rites: Their Impact on Individual, Family, and National Life by E. Robillard
Part III. Loss and Grief
The Grief Reaction: A Human Experience by H. Yarrington
Remembering, I Realize—I've Been Where You're Going by E. Mahnke
Pastoral Care of a Congregation and Pastor by P. Biddle
Judaism and Pastoral Care: Dying, Death, and Bereavement by A. Gordon
Christian Witness and the Terminally Ill by W. Mays
The Memorial Service in a Hospital Setting by D. Koch
The Angel of Death: Narrative and Its Role in Grief by J. Topolewski
Pastoral—Care Issues in Experiences of Loss, Death, and Bereavement by S. Gandy
Loss, Grief, and Anticipation of Death in the Elderly by J. Pollard
Grief: The Road to Recovery by A. Pangrazzi
Index