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Minicourse appropriate for grades 11-12 In a world tinged with a sense of futility and isolation, young people need help in dealing with life's constant and inevitable losses. Though this course deals directly with death and loss, the main focus is on healing, hope, and empowerment.Death, Grief, and Christian Hopeexplores the meaning of the paschal mystery while dealing with issues such as death denial, the acceptance of loss, the Christian concept of afterlife, and basic skills for grieving. Through it all, the young people are led to encounter Jesus as someone who faced death and profoundly changed it--through his love.Marrocco, Nancy is the author of 'Death, Grief, and Christian Hope' with ISBN 9780884894131 and ISBN 0884894134.
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