Harold Coward is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author and editor of several books, including The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, also published by SUNY Press. Kelli I. Stajduhar is Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Centre on Aging at the University of Victoria.

"This book is an important resource not only for members of hospice and palliative care teams but also for residents in Clinical Pastoral Education programs and anyone engaged in interfaith chaplaincy." — Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies"These … University of Victoria–based scholars are to be commended for helping medical and care staff overcome widespread religious illiteracy." — Vancouver Sun"As the palliative care movement has grown, it has come in contact with all of the world's major religions, which makes this a welcome book." — International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care News

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionHarold Coward and Kelli I. StajduharPART I. Religious Understandings of a Good Death1. Cicely Saunders and the Development of Hospice Palliative CareMichael Wright and David Clark2. "Like a Ripe Fruit Separating Effortlessly from Its Vine" Religious Understandings of a Good Death: HinduismAnantanand Rambachan3. Welcoming an Old Friend: Buddhist Perspectives on Good DeathAnne Bruce4. Muslim Perspectives on a Good Death in Hospice and End-of-Life CareEarle Waugh5. Tradition and Change in Jewish Ideals Regarding a "Good" DeathNorman Ravvin6. Dying Well in ChristianityJanet Soskice7. Chinese Religions and Hospice CareEdwin C. Hui and Danny C. LeungPART II. Case Studies8. Buddhist Hospice Care in ThailandRobert Florida and Pinit Ratanakul9. The Ugandan Way of Living and DyingMichael L. Hadley and Godfrey Agupio10. Punjabi Extended Family Hospice CareKamala Elizabeth Nayar11. Seeking Physical, Cultural, Ethical, and Spritual "Safe Space" for a "Good Death": The Experience of Indigenous Peoples in Accessing Hospice CareJoseph M. Kaufert, Rhonda Wiebe, Margaret Lavallee, Patricia A. Kaufert12. Caring for Children in Hospice and Palliative Care: The Spiritual/Religious DimensionBetty Davies and Thomas Attig13. Interfaith Chaplaincy in Hospice Palliative CareKelli I. Stajduhar and Coby TschanzConclusionHarold Coward and Kelli I. StajduharGlossary of Terms and AbbreviationsLee BlandingContributorsIndex

Harold Coward is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author and editor of several books, including The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, also published by SUNY Press. Kelli I. Stajduhar is Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Centre on Aging at the University of Victoria.

"This book is an important resource not only for members of hospice and palliative care teams but also for residents in Clinical Pastoral Education programs and anyone engaged in interfaith chaplaincy." — Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies"These … University of Victoria–based scholars are to be commended for helping medical and care staff overcome widespread religious illiteracy." — Vancouver Sun"As the palliative care movement has grown, it has come in contact with all of the world's major religions, which makes this a welcome book." — International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care News

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionHarold Coward and Kelli I. StajduharPART I. Religious Understandings of a Good Death1. Cicely Saunders and the Development of Hospice Palliative CareMichael Wright and David Clark2. "Like a Ripe Fruit Separating Effortlessly from Its Vine" Religious Understandings of a Good Death: HinduismAnantanand Rambachan3. Welcoming an Old Friend: Buddhist Perspectives on Good DeathAnne Bruce4. Muslim Perspectives on a Good Death in Hospice and End-of-Life CareEarle Waugh5. Tradition and Change in Jewish Ideals Regarding a "Good" DeathNorman Ravvin6. Dying Well in ChristianityJanet Soskice7. Chinese Religions and Hospice CareEdwin C. Hui and Danny C. LeungPART II. Case Studies8. Buddhist Hospice Care in ThailandRobert Florida and Pinit Ratanakul9. The Ugandan Way of Living and DyingMichael L. Hadley and Godfrey Agupio10. Punjabi Extended Family Hospice CareKamala Elizabeth Nayar11. Seeking Physical, Cultural, Ethical, and Spritual "Safe Space" for a "Good Death": The Experience of Indigenous Peoples in Accessing Hospice CareJoseph M. Kaufert, Rhonda Wiebe, Margaret Lavallee, Patricia A. Kaufert12. Caring for Children in Hospice and Palliative Care: The Spiritual/Religious DimensionBetty Davies and Thomas Attig13. Interfaith Chaplaincy in Hospice Palliative CareKelli I. Stajduhar and Coby TschanzConclusionHarold Coward and Kelli I. StajduharGlossary of Terms and AbbreviationsLee BlandingContributorsIndex