Foreword 5Introduction 7What Are Americans' Attitudes About Death and Grief?Religion Can Ease Grief over Death Julia Neuberger 11Religion Corrupts Death and Does Not Help Grief Chris Morton 18Belief in a Favorable Afterlife Can Ease Grief over Death Margaret Paul 25Belief in a Favorable Afterlife Devalues Life John Bice 31Sometimes It Is Best to Accept Death Tom Nesi 36It Is Always Best to Fight Death Andrew W. Saul 41How Should the Medical Profession Treat Death?Doctors Should Assist with Death Tom Preston 47Doctors Should Not Assist with Death David C. Stolinksy 52Hospice Helps the Dying Patricia Ahern 58Hospice Hastens Death Ron Panzer 63What Happens After Death?The Bible Contains Reincarnation Kevin Williams 70Reincarnation Is Not in the Bible Ernest Valea 77There Is an Afterlife Deepak Chopra 84No One Knows What Happens After Death Michael Shermer 91The Body Is Resurrected After Death John F.Kavanaugh 98There Is No Soul Alfred Bahr 104Facts About Death and Dying 110Organizations to Contact 113For Further Reading 119Index 123Picture Credits 128