Gabriel Moran

Course Readings:

Sept. 11, 2006

R. Henig, Good Death?

R. Neale, In the Midst of Life

Inventory

Sept. 13, 2006

R. Burt, Death at War

S. Gilbert, Death's Doors

Sept. 18, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch1(pdf)

Sept. 20, 2006

J. Hick, Death and Eternal LIfe

C.Smith, Moral, Believing Animals

Oct. 2, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch2 (pdf)

Oct. 11, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch3(pdf)

Oct. 18, 2006

David Kuhl, Facing Terminal Illness

Gentile, Hospice

Oct. 23, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch4(pdf)

Oct. 25,2006

T. Friend, Jumpers

R. Neale, Suicide

G. Keizer, Life Everlasting

Oct. 30, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch5(pdf)

T. Quill, suicide

Nov. 1, 2006

R. Burt, Choosing Death

Nov. 8, 2006

J.Newman, Funeral Industry

G. Ladner, Changes in Funeral Industry

Nov. 13, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch6(pdf)

E. Lindemann, Symtomatology of Grief

G. Sheehy, Excerpt, Middletown

Nov. 15, 2006

Four essasys on Mourning

Thinking About Death, ch7(pdf)

Nov. 20, 2006

J.Levenson, Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel

M.Lerner, Judaism and Death

Nov. 27, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch8 (pdf)

R. Harrison, "Hic Non Est"

Nov. 29, 2006

G. Moran, Uniqueness unto Death

G. Sloyan, The Age to Come

Dec. 4, 2006

S. Vatuk, The Art of Dying in Hindu India

I. Lapidus, The Meaning of Death in Islam

P.Brahmaprana, Vedanta:Death and the Art of Dying

Dec. 6, 2006

Thinking About Death, ch9

Dec. 11, 2006

G. Keizer, Help

Thiking About Death, Intro(pdf)

H.P. Santmire, Criticism of Death and Dying

M. Welford, Burial Custom Derivation

S. Freud, Our Attitude Toward Death

T. Quill, suicide

Sugeon General, Suicide prevention

J. Kamerman, Death of Pets

J. Groopman, Dying Words

The Dignity of Helplessness

R. Neale, Problem of Suicide

G. Webb, Alzheimer's

AIDS, NYTimes 2002

AIDS, NY Review 2002

News articles, Funeral Industry

Death Goes Public, NYT, Nov. 2, 2002

G. Gorer, Death, Grief and Mourning

J. Kamerman, Death of Children