Studying Dying

This annotated edition of As I Lay Dying includes: • A 15,000-word critical study of Faulkner's method • On the fifteen narrators — and why no one of them sees the whole • A full life of William Faulkner (1897–1962) • The complete 1930 first-edition text (see the Note on the Text) • On the coffin, the river, and "My mother is a fish" A dead woman narrates a chapter of this novel. She is not the strangest thing in it. Addie Bundren is dying, and her family has promised to bury her forty miles away, in her own town. As I Lay Dying is the story of that journey — a decaying ...

A physician's "provocative" (Boston Globe) and "timely" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times Book Review) account of how right-wing backlash policies have deadly consequences — even for the white voters they promise to help In election after election, conservative white Americans have embraced...

For modern science, the transitional states of consciousness lie at the forefront of research in many fields. For a Buddhist practitioner, these same states present crucial opportunities to explore and transform consciousness itself. This book is the account of a historic dialogue between leading Western scientists and the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Revolving around three key moments of consciousness - sleep, dreams, and death - the conversations recorded here are both engrossing and highly listenable.

Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett to which almost 600 women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities ("Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be able to love a man totally...because that would mean I didn't love my father anymore." - Leslie).

What happens after death? Is consciousness produced by the brain, or does it survive beyond biological life? In Afterlife: The Evidence, bestselling author and philosopher HRH Prince Gharios El Chemor examines the strongest evidence for life after death from both ancient traditions and modern scientific research. Combining the wisdom of Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Indigenous traditions with contemporary studies of near-death experiences (NDEs), terminal lucidity, deathbed visions, reincarnation research, mediumship, consciousness studies, and ...

This new South End Press edition makes available the full text of this out-of-print classic - along with a new foreword by Manning Marable, interviews with participants in DRUM, and reflections on political developments over the past three decades by Georgakas and Surkin.

William Faulkner has a reputation as a "difficult" author -- but he doesn't have to be! With this new guide, As I Lay Dying can be easy to understand. Included are: a chapter-by-chapter summary and commentary on the story, a thorough description of all the characters, a biography of Faulkner, suggestions for essay topics, and much more. This guide is guaranteed to help you be an expert on As I Lay Dying -- all in a concise and enjoyable format. Whether you are totally new to the book or just want to deepen your understanding, this guide will save you hours of struggle and frustration.

Kathleen Dowling Singh illuminates the profound psychological and spiritual transformations experiences by the dying as the natural process of death reconnects them with the source of their being. Examining the end of life in the light of current psychological understanding, religious wisdom, and compassionate medical science, The Grace of Dying offers a fresh, deeply comforting message of hope and courage as we contemplate the meaning of our mortality.

In science, a law is defined as “a generalized rule to explain a body of observations in the form of a verbal or mathematical statement.” In religion, a law is the concept of a religious system or document being used as a legal resource; it refers to the concept that the word of God is Law and has a permanent, unchanging quality. In the Seven Laws of Dying to Self, the use of the word Law refers to neither a science of physical nature (or matter) or religious law but refers to the intangible, guiding processes the Holy Spirit uses to transform the soul of every disciple of Jesus Christ....

What does it really mean to be crucified with Christ? Many Christians long for a deeper walk with God but struggle with pride, fear, offense, impatience, self-reliance, and the constant pull of the flesh. The answer is not trying harder. It is learning to surrender more completely. The Crucified Life is a practical, Scripture-filled guide to daily surrender that reveals how God transforms ordinary believers as they deny themselves, take up their cross, and allow the life of Christ to shine through them. Through thirty practical chapters, you'll discover how to: Overcome the hidden works of ...

Ostensibly about death and its attendant rituals, The Undertaking is in the end about life. In each case, he writes, it is the one that gives meaning to the other. A funeral director in Milford, Michigan, Lynch is that strangest of hyphenates, a poet-undertaker, but according to Lynch, all poets share his occupation, "looking for meaning and voices in life and love and death." Looking for meaning takes him to all sorts of unexpected places, both real and imagined. He embalms the body of his own father, celebrates the rebuilt bridge to his town's old cemetery, and more.

Reveals the restorative fungi archetype of Osiris, the Orphic mysteries as an underground mycelium linking forests and people, how Dionysus teaches us about invasive species and playful sexuality, and the ecology of Jesus as depicted in his nature-focused parables Liberates Tristan...

James: The Crucified Life Paraphrase is a profound, Spirit-led devotional reimagining of the Epistle of James, crafted for readers hungry for something deeper than conventional religious experience. In this unique 2026 edition, Cameron Fultz offers a highly devotional paraphrase (XLP) of James, born from years of hyper-literal translation work (XLT), intense word studies, and ongoing communion with the Holy Spirit. Rather than a standard Bible version, this is what the Spirit is speaking through James to believers in our modern context—as if James himself knew our 2026 world and its ...

Do you ever feel spiritually dry? Venture into this refreshing Bible Study guide: Secrets of the DRY BONES, reopens what many might deem a daunting cold case, a mystery for the ages. The Case File?: Ezekiel 37: 1-14. No doubt about it, Ezekiel's visionary prophecy was an arresting sight. Imagine: a valley, strewn with the dry bones of God's entire household of faith. Even more intriguing was the query God put to the Prophet, Ezekiel: "Can these bones live?" It's a question that still reverberates today. Verse by verse, you'll explore the Scene of the Crime. Narrow down suspects in Whodunit?...

Why should America try to be more like countries that are worse in nearly every way? Europe has been declining under the weight of its antiquated institutions, economic fatigue, moral anemia and cultural surrender. Yet American politicians, technocrats, academics, and pundits argue, with...

A groundbreaking exploration of grief and racial trauma through the eyes of a Black end-of-life caregiver. Most of us understand grief as sorrow experienced after a loss--the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a change in life circumstance. Breeshia Wade approaches grief as...

The spiritual seeker’s guide to living with authenticity and integrity in troubled times. This book is a dialogue between two spiritual seekers—one a Trappist monk and the other a married professional woman. It is two people "stuttering to articulate life's universal questions from diverse...

Few words in Scripture carry as much theological weight as Jesus’ promise to the penitent thief: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). In this groundbreaking study, biblical scholar P.C. Anderson unpacks the meaning of the single word “today”—a term that has sparked centuries of debate about salvation, the intermediate state, and the believer’s hope in Christ. This book offers a fresh, evidence-based framework for evaluating the major interpretive hypotheses surrounding Luke 23:43: Immediate Entrance into Paradise Speech-Act Modification ...

The book also contains a rich set of useful tables designed for quick reference, including: nutrients that calm spasm supports for neuropathic pain supports for chronic non‑neuropathic pain foods with research interest in anti‑tumour activity a home‑friendly pain scale normal vital sign ranges for carers symptom‑specific shopping lists equipment that helps families feel prepared A tender case study shows how a family cared for their father in his final week, illustrating how small acts of love — a warm hand, a quiet room, a child rubbing cream into his feet — can bring profound ...

Explores different types of empaths and empathing, including sensitive empaths, psychic empaths, and quantum and paranormal empathing Offers advanced strategies for energetically protecting yourself and your loved ones Looks at the connection between limiting beliefs and empathic...