Bereavement, Ministerial Attitudes, and the Future of Church-Sponsored Bereavement Support Groups

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ID13627601
AutoresFred Sklar (Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward), Fred H Sklar (0000-0002-3496-6976, California State University System, autor correspondente), Kathleen D Huneke (Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward)
Ano1988
Volume18
Fascículo2
Páginas89-102
Data de publicação1988-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/p5gb-tkn1-8rhd-r1ld
OpenAlexW1978175656
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas3

Bereavement historically has been a concern of religious organizations, but the recent rise of secular bereavement support groups implies a void in the way churches deal with survivors. A survey of ministers in the Northern California Conference of the United Church of Christ documents the absence of church-sponsored bereavement support groups. It is argued that this absence stems not from a lack of parishioner demand, but from ministers' disinclination, an attitude that appears to arise from bereavement training. Such training is seen to have its result because of the manner in which it reinforces central aspects of the ministerial work role. The future of church-sponsored bereavement support groups is discussed

Political science · Sociology · The Void · Work (physics · Engineering · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology