Healing heartache: the transformative power of positive preaching in 21st-century funeral and memorial rituals

Shane Phillip Andrus

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Healing heartache: the transformative power of positive preaching in 21st-century funeral and memorial rituals

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Shane Phillip Andrus. Healing Heartache: the Transformative Power of Positive Preaching In 21st-century Funeral and Memorial Rituals. United Theological Seminary (Dayton, OH). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a35cef89-45f1-4e2e-a748-8d48233ecb81.

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S. P. Andrus. Healing heartache: the transformative power of positive preaching in 21st-century funeral and memorial rituals. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a35cef89-45f1-4e2e-a748-8d48233ecb81

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Shane Phillip Andrus. Healing Heartache: the Transformative Power of Positive Preaching In 21st-Century Funeral and Memorial Rituals. United Theological Seminary (Dayton, OH). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a35cef89-45f1-4e2e-a748-8d48233ecb81.

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Healing heartache: the transformative power of positive preaching in twenty-first-century funeral and memorial rituals

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The context is Hope Church in Burstall, Saskatchewan. The objective was to design a philosophy of funeral ritual relevant to postmodern people using narrative and life-situational preaching. The project question: 'In order to help heal the heartache of bereavement, how does the minister provide the transformative power of positive preaching in 21st-century funeral and memorial rituals?' Methodology, conformed to a qualitative standard, included intentional observation of funerals, interviews, a review of personal historic funerary documents, and a questionnaire. A new model of funeral ritual and preaching was created. Evaluation occurred through critical self-reflection and validation meetings.

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