Religion, Life, and Death

Untangling Fears and the Search for Coherence

Pamela Leong (Salem State University, USA)

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Routledge
26 August 2024

Religious groups: social & cultural aspects

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

Based on a content analysis of writing assignments from a class on death and dying, this book focuses on the manner in which college students use religion to make sense of death and the dying process.

Drawing on research spanning five years, the author considers the attitudes, concerns, and beliefs about death, exploring students’ perspectives on the place of religion in end-of-life issues. With attention to questions related to death anxiety, suicide, mass homicide, and the death of young children, the author examines the ways in which students draw on religion to make sense of death, religion’s function as both a source of comfort and empowerment and a source of distress, as well as the perceptions of those who resist religion.

As such, Religion, Life, and Death will appeal to social scientists with interests in the sociology of young adults, and the sociology and psychology of religion, death, and dying.

By: Pamela Leong (Salem State University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 285g
ISBN: 9781032404738
ISBN 10: 1032404736
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 148
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pamela Leong is a professor of sociology at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Leong is a sociology generalist who is interested in a wide array of sociology sub-disciplines and topics, as well as topics that venture into other academic disciplines. Her most recent research publications include two monographs: Rating Professors Online: How Culture, Technology, and Consumer Expectations Shape Modern Student Evaluations (2020) and Religion, Flesh, and Blood: The Convergence of HIV/AIDS, Black Sexual Expression, and Therapeutic Religion (2015).

Reviews for Religion, Life, and Death: Untangling Fears and the Search for Coherence

This important book examines the commonly overlooked experiences of death, loss, and grief among younger people. Leong shows how religion continues to play re-orienting roles in meaning-making for these experiences. Essential reading for all students, teachers, and the families behind them. A brilliant and valuable contribution.