A Humanist Funeral Service
by Corliss Lamont
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Offering an alternative ceremony for those who do not wish to use traditional religious forms, this book provides mediations and passages of prose and poetry to express appreciation, grief, and farewell when a friend or loved one dies.Tags
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About the author, Corliss Lamont graduated from Harvard university and did graduate work at New College University of Oxford and also did graduate work at Columbia University, eventually receiving his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia. About the book: the author, himself, said of this work, "'A Humanist Funeral Service' offers an alternative ceremony for those who do not wish to use traditional religious forms. It provides meditations and eloquent passages of prose and poetry (a list of acknowledgements is provided) to express appreciation, grief, and farewell when a friend or loved one dies."
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy
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- 252.1 — Religion Christian pastoral practice & religious orders Texts of sermons Episcopal charges; Pastorals
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- BV199 .F8 .L3 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Worship (Public and private) Liturgy and ritual
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