{"product_id":"2940016747064","title":"The Humanist Approach to Grief and Grieving","description":"How to grieve and maintain your sanity. A rational and compassionate approach to bereavement. Non-religious individuals who are experiencing grief need a resource that they can turn to as they process their grief. They need a resource that will help them cope, as Humanists, with the emotional trauma that is the grieving process. This is that book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile there has been a lot written about grief, not much has been written from an explicitly Humanist perspective. The needs of a Humanist, while grieving, are slightly different from others because Humanists, being rationalists, refuse to allow themselves to be comforted by the false hope of reunion that is a staple of religious belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI decided to write this book to help people who are experiencing grief come to terms with it in a rational and compassionate way. After presiding over my first funeral as a Humanist officiant, I realized that a book on Humanist grief was needed. I felt the pain the bereaved were feeling and I longed to be able to provide them comfort. \u003cbr\u003eI know that Humanism provides an excellent framework for coping with grief, but it is impossible to share all that I know about how Humanists approach grief during a funeral. It also wouldn’t do much good even if I could. The bereaved need ongoing support because grief is a process that takes time.","brand":"Jennfer Hancock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176759509232,"sku":"2940016747064","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016747064_p0.jpg?v=1763641322","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016747064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}