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Accompany Them With Singing: The Recovery of Authentic Christian Funeral Practices

Tom Long at Calvin Theological Seminary, June 28, 2007

"The dead have stopped coming to their own funerals. We wouldn't do the baptism with out the baby, or the wedding with out the bride, but we will do a funeral without the deceased." Thomas G. Long

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    • "The Funeral Changing Patterns and Teachable Moments," Journal for Preachers (Easter 1996): 3-8
    • Thomas G. Long, "Accompany Them with Singing: The Recovery of Authentic Christian Funeral Practices"
    • "Telling the truth about Death and Life: Preaching at Funerals," Journal for Preachs 20.3 (Easter, 1997), 4-5.
    • "Why Cremation?" Christian Century (Jan. 30-Feb. 6, 2002), p. 33

Thomas G. Long was a visiting lecturer on Calvin Theological Seminary’s Campus for the class Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and other Occasional Services.