Sister Death and the Care of All Creation: A Franciscan Argument for Green Burial

Since Jessica Mitford’s 1963 scathing critique of the mortuary business in the United States, there has been an ongoing debate about how best to honor and dispose of the dead in ways that do not exploit people. However, the backlash to predatory mortuary practices led to an impersonal and detached p...

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Main Author: Pryds, Darleen N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B dying and death
B death positive movement
B Care for Creation
B green burial
B franciscan spirituality
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