{"product_id":"funerals-for-the-care-of-souls-hardcover","title":"Funerals: For the Care of Souls - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarold L. Senkbeil\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath will strike your congregation. Are you ready? Are they?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeath has become a four-letter word. Whereas in previous generations, the practice of \u003ci\u003ememento mori \u003c\/i\u003e(\"remember death\") was embedded in family life, people today have found ways to distance themselves from death. As Western culture becomes increasingly more secular, the Christian understanding of death and the funeral appear more and more strange.\u003cbr\u003eFear of death affects us all, and so pastors have significant hurdles to overcome. What Christians need today is a renewed vision of the traditional Christian funeral liturgy. In \u003ci\u003eFunerals\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Perry recovers the rich theology inherent to the Christian funeral: communion with the saints in death, peace in forgiveness, hope in the resurrection, and joy in life eternal. Perry guides pastors through the practice of funerals, from planning the service to preaching the eulogy, and offers wisdom for the hard cases.\u003cbr\u003ePerry's \u003ci\u003eFunerals\u003c\/i\u003e will help pastors disciple their people to see through the valley of the shadow of death and into the hope beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Perry \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, Durham University) is adjunct professor of theology at Saint Paul University (Ottawa, Ontario) and Trinity School for Ministry (Ambridge, Pennsylvania). He is author of \u003ci\u003eMary for Evangelicals: Toward an Understanding of the Mother of Our Lord\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Theology of Benedict XVI: A Protestant Appreciation\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold L. Senkbeil \u003c\/b\u003eis executive director emeritus of DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care. His pastoral experience of nearly five decades includes parish ministry, the seminary classroom, and parachurch leadership. He is author of numerous books, including award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Care of Souls, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChrist and Calamity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDying to Live\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.2 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768489804064,"sku":"9781683594734","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f213d7a956b0d62b97efa85fe46acdb.webp?v=1780330828","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/funerals-for-the-care-of-souls-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}