A Funeral Manual

by Perry Biddle

Overview

A sensitive resource for planning and conducting Christian funerals and providing pastoral care to the bereaved. Written from the perspective of the resurrection of the body rather than that of the immortality of the soul, this book seeks to make the funeral service a celebration of hope. Includes a selection of funeral rites, selecting music, and developing church policy statements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802806970
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/09/1994
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	215
Product dimensions:	4.72(w) x 7.48(h) x (d)

About the Author

An author and retired minister of Middle TennesseePresbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA). He is a graduate ofDavidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, UnionTheological Seminary in Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, andVanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He alsostudied at New College, University of Edinburgh inScotland.

Table of Contents

Part I: Arranging the Funeral Service

1. The Christian Funeral Service
2. Planning the Service
3. Conducting the Service
4. Music and Other Resources
5. The Funeral Sermon
6. Developing a Church Policy on Funerals

Part II: Funeral Liturgies

7. A United Methodist Service
8. An Episcopal Service
9. A Presbyterian Service
10. A United Church of Christ Service
11. A Baptist Service
12. A Lutheran Service
13. Service for the Burial of a Child
14. A Free Service

Appendix 1: Music for the Funeral Service
Appendix 2: Model Sermons
Appendix 3: Selected Scripture Passages
Annotated Bibliography