Using a variety of vignettes, combined with actual global travel experiences with Erickson’s philosopher partner, factual history, anthropology and personal reflections, all spiced with wit and humanity in digestible form, we find ourselves virtually born aloft on a magic-carpet ride that provides a wider view of mortality. A must for every Death Café, Reading Group and, hopefully, family discussion.” —Franciscan Magazine
After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head-on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death by investigating Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Mayan temples, Colorado cremation pyres, Day of the Dead celebrations, Maori settlements, and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortality and how life is made more precious by accepting it. Through her personal journey and her travels, Erickson maintains that one of the most life-affirming things we can do is to invite death alone for the ride.
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Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper
After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head-on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death by investigating Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Mayan temples, Colorado cremation pyres, Day of the Dead celebrations, Maori settlements, and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortality and how life is made more precious by accepting it. Through her personal journey and her travels, Erickson maintains that one of the most life-affirming things we can do is to invite death alone for the ride.
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BN ID: | 2940175546607 |
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Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
Publication date: | 08/27/2019 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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