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Zusatztext "The concept of continuing bonds has proven to be a very influential one. This review of its contemporary significance is a superb piece of scholarship that will delight anyone interested in understanding the complexities of loss and grief. An impressive lineup of writers provides both breadth and depth. The editors have done an excellent job in producing an outstanding anthology that will be of lasting value."Neil Thompson! PhD! DLitt! professor! Wrexham Glyndwr University"Continuing Bonds in Bereavement?is a large buffet covering various aspects of continuing relationships with deceased loved ones. Created by expert chefs! the dishes cover theory! therapeutic experiences (with transcripts that are very moving)! forgiveness! after-death communications! religion! and culture. Choose what interests you. Digest. Learn. Grow."Lillian Range! PhD! professor of psychology and counseling! University of Holy Cross"A powerful concept demands extensive explanation and theoretical exploration. This encyclopedia-like volume does just that for continuing bonds and will serve as a benchmark reference for ongoing study and research."Douglas J. Davies! PhD! DLitt! Hon Dr Theol! professor in the study of religion! director of Centre for Death and Life Studies! Durham University"Finally! a pithy comprehensive synthesis of evolving bereavement theories! practices! and paradoxes inherent in the continuing bond paradigms. This timely anthology further equips therapists! educators! and even the grieving with diverse cultural and digital modes of expression applicable in our professional and personal lives."Sandra L. Bertman! PhD! FT! author! Grief and the Healing Arts: Creativity as Therapy Informationen zum Autor Dennis Klass! PhD! is on the editorial boards of Death Studies and Omega: Journal of Death and Dying and is professor emeritus at Webster University in St. Louis! Missouri. He is the author of The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents! coauthor of Dead but not Lost: Grief Narratives in Religious Traditions! and coeditor of Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief. A licensed psychologist! he has been active in the study of death! dying! and bereavement since 1968.EdithMariaSteffen! PsychD! is a lecturer in counseling psychology at the University of Roehampton! London! UK. Her research focuses on sense of presence experiences in bereavement and meaning-oriented group grief therapy. She has published articles in journals such as Death Studies! Omega: Journal of Death and Dying! and Mental Health! Religion & Culture! and has contributed a number of chapters to anthologies. Klappentext Continuing Bonds in Bereavement explores the ways in which scholars have used! critiqued! and extended the continuing bonds model in interesting and important ways. Together! the book's five sections encourage scholars in both bereavement studies and in other fields to broaden their understanding of the concept of continuing bonds. Zusammenfassung Continuing Bonds in Bereavement is the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art collection of developments in the field of continuing bonds since the inception of the continuing bonds model. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Robert A. Neimeyer Prologue: A Personal History Dennis Klass List of Contributors 1. Introduction: Continuing Bonds-20 Years On Dennis Klass and Edith Steffen Section I: Overview of the Book 2. The Two-Track Model of Bereavement and Continuing Bonds Simon Shimshon Rubin! Ruth Malkinson! and Eliezer Witztum 3. Posttraumatic Growth and Continuing Bonds Richard Tedeschi! Ana Orejuela-Davila! & Paisley Lewis 4. How Continuing Bonds Have Been Framed Across Millennia Tony Walter 5. Continuing Bonds! Authorship! and American Cultural History Harold K. Bush Section II: Continuing Bonds and Clinical Contexts Subsection II.1: Innovations for Working with Continuing Bonds 6. Reconstructing the Continuing Bond: A Ca...
