Disenfranchised Grief
Ministry That Breaks the Silence
$65.57
- Paperback
188 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2025
Summary
Thirty years ago, Kenneth J. Doka coined the term “disenfranchised grief” to refer to losses people experience that are not socially sanctioned, openly acknowledged, or publicly mourned. The concept of disenfranchised grief is now widely recognized and used in the health professions and social sciences. Unfortunately, the same attention to the issue is less true of clergy training, ministry practice, and many caregiving circles.
Yet, this lack of awareness and training of clergy and c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781506488264 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1506488269 |
| Author: | Kenneth J. Doka |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 188 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 141mm x 215mm |
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Kenneth J. Doka
Kenneth J. Doka is professor emeritus at the College of New Rochelle and senior vice president for grief programs for the Hospice Foundation of America. Ken has published more than forty books and one hundred articles and book chapters. He is editor of both Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying and Journeys: A Newsletter to Help in Bereavement. He has an ongoing blog for Psychology Today titled “Good Mourning.” He is also an ordained Lutheran clergyman.
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