The prevalent nature of handling dead bodies and conducting funerals in the west is not to handle them at all, nor to view them. Those who view dead bodies observe that they look different. The departure of life brings that change. For those of Christian belief the soul has departed. It is good to remember …
Thomas Lynch is the co-author of The Good Funeral with Thomas G. Long. Lynch is the Undertaker, Long the Pastor, each bringing their own perspectives on funerals, as well as informing each other through their friendship and partnership in good funerals. Lynch observes that funeral practice in the USA (and much of the western world) …
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