In opera, singing one’s own death is a fate common to many characters. The art is one of the most death-obsessed of all Western forms, say Linda and Michael Hutcheon, authors of Opera: The Art ...

We should bring it back (the art of dying, not the plague), but we are still timorous when talking about death in the abstract. Occasionally someone breaks ranks – most recently Chris Hoy, that ...

A Christian fears suffering and loss.As aging brings death ever nearer, my fear of dying increases. These surges of anxiety are dispiriting. Shouldn’t faith in Christ’s resurrection liberate ...

In a chapter on faith, Levering contrasts two books on death and dying—Kathleen Dowling Singh’s The Grace in Dying and David Kuhl’s What Dying People Want —with Christian claims and practices.

A video reading of the poem, titled "Love Letter From the Afterlife" went viral after Gibson's passing was announced -- with ...

The Art of Dying laments, “But alas, there are few who faithfully assist those close to them at death by questioning them, prompting them, and praying for them, especially when the dying ones do ...

The question of a good death, of dying with dignity, however, has a far longer history. Philosophers, poets, divines and those about to die have long pondered and refined ars moriendi: “the art of ...

The art of creation while dying. Famously heard, of course, in Mozart’s “Requiem” and the tender darkness of Franz Schubert’s “Der Doppelganger.” ...

Awareness and support around dying has led to things like prolonged grief becoming a distinct, diagnosable disorder as well as employers recognizing the need for bereavement support services.

Humorous death notices are breathing new life into the art of obituary writing Once stuffy tributes to important people, obits now follow literary traditions They are gaining new popularity online ...