Accompany them with singing : the Christian funeral /
Thomas G. Long.
- 1st ed.
- Louisville, Ky. : Edinburgh : Westminster John Knox ; Alban [distributor], 2009.
- xvi, 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Marking death : human rituals, Christian practices -- On bodies shunned and bodies raised -- The future of the dead in Christ -- Whatever happened to the Christian funeral? -- The funeral as worshipful drama -- In the hour of our death -- The marks of a good funeral -- Planning the funeral : practical matters -- Telling the truth about life and death : preaching at funerals -- Appendix: Difficult funerals.