Embracing Life and Death

Insights on Living, Dying, and Death Education (Volume 1)
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-42428-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 82, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

Reihe: Bold Visions in Educational Research

Embracing Life and Death breaks the silence surrounding death, offering a comprehensive exploration into ethical living, terminal illness, and death education. Featuring contributions from 20 distinguished authors, this volume weaves personal narratives and academic research to understand life’s final journey. Through authentic inquiry and participatory research, the authors underscore the importance of acknowledging mortality to enhance life's choices, fostering compassion and mindful living. The book integrates diverse cultural and religious perspectives, highlighting spiritual practices, palliative care, and the transformative potential of large language models like ChatGPT.

This resource is ideal for universities, K-12 schools, hospitals, palliative care and hospice centers, nursing homes, multi-faith churches, libraries, age-restricted communities, and home care providers. Embracing Life and Death is a call to action for ongoing dialogue and exploration, encouraging readers to reflect on their beliefs and engage in a compassionate, global conversation on mortality. This essential read promotes a nuanced appreciation of life and death, advocating for a more intentional and enriched human experience.

Contributors are: Dimitris Alexakos, Konstantinos Alexakos, Wladina Antoine Alexakos, Mitch Bleier, Chia-ju Chang, Piyanate Chuychai, Gene Fellner, Ranjit Gopi, Leonard Herczeg, Badri K. C., Vickie Karkazis, Peter Kaufman, Anna Malyukova, Xicoténcatl Martínez Ruiz, Eleanor A. Miele, Kashi Raj Pandey, Orest Pelechaty, Kenneth Tobin, Taya Wanasen, and Jo-I Wu.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tobin, Kenneth

Alexakos, Konstantinos

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Affektive, soziale und ethische Ziele in der Erziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors

1 Perspectives on Mortality and Education

Kenneth Tobin and Konstantinos Alexakos

2 Understanding Life’s End: A Journey of Awareness and Research

Kenneth Tobin and Konstantinos Alexakos

3 A Sociology of My Death

Peter Kaufman

4 Rediscovering the Deathbed

Eleanor Miele

5 Reimagining the Boundaries of Life and Death

Dimitris Antoine Alexakos

6 Put That Knife Down: A Journey on How Buddhist Practices Saved My Life from Depression

Taya Wanasen

7 Living Life after Depression: Through a Lens of a Mindfulness Practitioner

Piyanate Chuychai

8 Living and Dying a Good Life

Ranjit Gopi

9 Right Action Is Its Own Reward

Gene Fellner

10 Conceiving the Inconceivable… and Then What? A Response to
Ranjit Gopi

Mitch Bleier

11 Honoring Impermanence

Vickie Karkazis

12 Buddhist Perspectives of Animal Hospice and Transition to the Spiritual Home

Jo-I Wu

13 When Eudemonia Meets Impermanence: A Zen Perspective on Liberation

Chia-ju Chang

14 A Source of Peace: Death and Joy in Sanskrit Texts

Xicoténcatl Martínez Ruiz

15 Insights from Death Park: Dialogues on Life and Death

Kashi Raj Pandey, Badri K. C. and Kenneth Tobin

16 In Preparation of Emotional Well-being through Narrative Reflection: Reflecting Death and Dying from a Compassionate Proximity

Kashi Raj Pandey

17 Ruminations on Life, Aging, and Death

Leonard Herczeg

18 Running Marathons: A Letter to my Mother

Anna Malyukova

19 Changing Views on the Process of Dying

Wladina Antoine Alexakos

20 Navigating Life’s Final Passage: The Practice of P’howa

Orest Pelechaty

21 Reflections on the End of Life: A Multicultural Examination through Death Educat

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth Tobin, Presidential Professor Emeritus at CUNY Graduate Center, taught high school science for a decade before holding university positions in Australia and the U.S. His research focuses on contemplative practices, wellness, and energy-related treatments for human pathology.

Konstantinos Alexakos, Professor at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, CUNY, coordinates Adolescence Science Education. His research addresses teaching, learning, emotions, wellness, and critical social issues like race, gender, and sexuality to enhance well-being and education.