Religion, Life, and Death

Based on a content analysis of writing assignments from a class on death and dying, this book focuses on the manner in which college students use religion to make sense of death and the dying process.

Autorentext

Pamela Leong is a professor of sociology at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Leong is a sociology generalist who is interested in a wide array of sociology sub-disciplines and topics, as well as topics that venture into other academic disciplines. Her most recent research publications include two monographs: Rating Professors Online: How Culture, Technology, and Consumer Expectations Shape Modern Student Evaluations (2020) and Religion, Flesh, and Blood: The Convergence of HIV/AIDS, Black Sexual Expression, and Therapeutic Religion (2015).

Inhalt

1.Introduction. 2.The Link Between Religion, Health, and Death Anxiety. 3.Anticipating Death. 4.Religion and Tragic Deaths: Suicide and Homicide. 5.Religion and Tragic Deaths: The Death of Young Children. 6.Reflections on Life, Death, and Religion. 7.How College Students Use Religion to Comprehend Death. 8. Religious Interpretative Frameworks in the Face of Death.