Teaching death and dying Section 1: What ought a course on death accomplish What should a course on death and dying accomplish : death education in an undergraduate religion course Lucy Bregman Ethical issues in teaching death and dying : pedagogical aims in end of life ethics Christian Perring Section 4: Practical applications of a course on death Teaching death and dying : a pastoral theological approach G. Lee Ramsey Death loss and bereavement : the role of social work Estelle Hopmeyer Psychology grief and the student David E. Balk Section 3: Media as teacher and aid to teaching The virtual resurrection : technology violence and interpretations of death in a southern university classroom Diana Walsh Pasulka What would Spielberg do : using mainstream films to teach visions of the afterlife Michael McKenzie Section 4: Death in context Death and dying in history Albert N. Hamscher Teaching outside the classroom : the use of site visits Kathleen Garces Foley Section 5: Literatures of death and on death Literature textbook and primary source : constructing the reading list Sarah Pinnock Listen to the dark : death and dying in music film and literature Amir Hussain Love letters to the dead : immortal gifts for the lifelong learner Dorothy Lander and John Graham Pole Section 6: Course overviews How death and dying can act as an introduction to world religion Vanessa R. Sasson Death dying and transcendence Brenda Appleby Section 7: Life after death Life after death : an overview of contemporary beliefs for teachers Paul Badham Why an investigation of paranormal experience should be an essential component of a course on death L. Stafford Betty