Forensic science provides information and data behind the circumstances of a particular death, but it is culture that provides death with meaning. With this in mind, Rite, Flesh, and Stone proposes cultural matters of death as its structuring principle, operating as frames of the expression of mortality within a distinct set of coordinates. The chapters offer original approaches to how human remains are handled in the embodied rituals and social performances of contemporary funera...

"This book will prove to be a spiritual tonic for pastors." —Thomas R. SchreinerThis book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues.Attending to your personal spiritual life (Tim Keller)Leaving a church(D. A. Carson)Crafting sermons week after week(Bryan Chapell)Facing criticism(Dan Dorian...