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Wrestling with the Angel addresses the human struggle to cope with
death, dying, grief, and bereavement. The book includes essays, a
one-act play, a short story, and poetry, including shape poems,
rhyming, structured verse, and free verse. In the one-act play, an
angel of death comes for a man who has lived an unexamined life and
wants to explain why he is not prepared to leave. The short story
offers a humorous look at a man who resists aging by continuing to
view himself as the young man he once was. The diverse genres allow
for different ways of exploring these issues, but all are intended
to engage the reader's emotions as well as intellect. The writings
incorporate reflections and quotations addressing common human
issues related to our mortality and explore reactions to the loss
of a loved one--whether expected, such as the death of an aging
parent or someone with a terminal illness, or unexpected, such as
accidental death. The final chapters examine how aging causes us to
assess our lives and why preparing ourselves for death can enhance
the quality of our life. This is a book with many more questions
than answers, but the reader is invited to share in the process of
finding answers. It is a book that requires the reader to be
comfortable with ambiguity, because the reality it describes is
often ambiguous--a reality that presents us with many choices but
few certainties. Intended Audience: Scholars, hospice workers,
funeral home directors, hospital chaplains, ministers, and others
who work with bereavement issues; classes in death education and
classes for mental health professionals in death and grief; general
readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an Informa company.
Wrestling with the Angel addresses the human struggle to cope with
death, dying, grief, and bereavement. The book includes essays, a
one-act play, a short story, and poetry, including shape poems,
rhyming, structured verse, and free verse. In the one-act play, an
angel of death comes for a man who has lived an unexamined life and
wants to explain why he is not prepared to leave. The short story
offers a humorous look at a man who resists aging by continuing to
view himself as the young man he once was. The diverse genres allow
for different ways of exploring these issues, but all are intended
to engage the reader's emotions as well as intellect. The writings
incorporate reflections and quotations addressing common human
issues related to our mortality and explore reactions to the loss
of a loved one--whether expected, such as the death of an aging
parent or someone with a terminal illness, or unexpected, such as
accidental death. The final chapters examine how aging causes us to
assess our lives and why preparing ourselves for death can enhance
the quality of our life. This is a book with many more questions
than answers, but the reader is invited to share in the process of
finding answers. It is a book that requires the reader to be
comfortable with ambiguity, because the reality it describes is
often ambiguous--a reality that presents us with many choices but
few certainties. Intended Audience: Scholars, hospice workers,
funeral home directors, hospital chaplains, ministers, and others
who work with bereavement issues; classes in death education and
classes for mental health professionals in death and grief; general
readers who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an Informa company.
Based on research from multiple disciplines, The Great Diversity
Debate describes the presence and growth of diversity in the United
States from its earliest years to the present. The author describes
the evolution of the concept of pluralism from a philosophical term
to a concept used in many disciplines and with global significance.
Rather than assuming that diversity is a benefit, Koppelman
investigates the ways in which diversity is actually experienced
and debated across critical sectors of social experience, including
immigration, affirmative action, education, and national identity,
among others. Koppelman takes the sometimes complicated arguments
for and against diversity in school and in society and lays out the
benefits with great clarity and simplicity making this book
accessible to a large audience. Book Features: A broad view of
diversity in the United States based on research from philosophy,
psychology, sociology, political science, economics, and
more.Cogent arguments from both advocates and critics concerning
whether pluralism represents an appropriate response to diversity
in a democratic society.
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