Hi Death, dying and bereavement in affluent societies are largely secular, even when the individuals concerned have a faith. The good death, which once meant being true to the faith, now means being true to oneself. Funerals which once looked forward to commit the soul to God, increasingly look back to celebrate the deceased’s individuality.
How can funerals look forward?
Thanks in advance
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It means this. People at funeral ceremonies once concerned themselves with the future of the dead person's soul . .
— Clive
It means this.
People at funeral ceremonies once concerned themselves with the future of the dead person's soul .
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