Funerals
- A Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in ScopeEphraim Radner’s “narrow” concern for protecting the mundane goods of earthly life isn’t so narrow after all.Bonnie Kristian|
- From Dust to Lunch: Jordanian Christians Decry Cost of Funeral FeastTribal hospitality demands feeding the 500. But believers pinched by poverty call for cultural changes that still preserve honor.Jayson Casper|العربية
- More Cremations Mean Fewer Chances to Grieve TogetherWith church funerals and burials no longer the norm, pastors hope to restore occasions to gather and remember.Melissa Morgan Kelley|
- The Russell Moore ShowEpisode 20|40minStephen Prothero Thinks Funerals Signal a Huge Culture ShiftWhy are American death rituals changing?Russell Moore|
- Buffalo’s Black Christians Grieve the ‘Evil Among Us’Angry but not shocked at racist violence, the victims' families at funerals this week have a prayer: Let these deaths not be in vain.Emily Belz in Buffalo, New York|
- As COVID-19 Death Tolls Rise, More Americans Want Religious FuneralsThe trend toward secular memorials reverses for the first time in a decade.Daniel Silliman|
- Four Reasons for a Pandemic FuneralDon't distance from mourning. You need the power of worship to usher your loved ones to glory.Clarissa Moll|
- The Songs and Scriptures of George Floyd’s Houston FuneralHis final memorial echoed biblical themes of justice accompanied by the “full soundscape of gospel history.”Kate Shellnutt|
- At Reinhard Bonnke’s Memorial Service, Thousands Celebrate His Massive Harvest in AfricaAfrican and Pentecostal leaders honor German evangelist during three-hour Orlando funeral.Mark I. Pinsky - Religion News Service|
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