Thesis (Th. M.)--Regent College, 1999. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-217).

Thesis (M.A. Rel.)--Anderson School of Theology, 1986. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 166-171).

A thesis submitted in partial fulfiment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Community Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zululand, 2009 / This study which sought to understand the psychological wellbeing of bereaved employees and the support they receive within their working environment used a convenient sample of 209 participants that included bereaved employees, managers, supervisors and human resource officers from various organisations in the province of Kwa Zulu-Natal. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were utilized in this study. Findings showed that: (a) At times bereaved employees were not well supported when resuming work after the funeral. (b) Support offered before the funeral was sufficiently adequate in the majority of Organisations but still warrants improvement. (c) Some bereaved employees who developed complicated grief did not receive adequate psychological intervention that they deserve. (d) Mostly feelings of disturbances interfered with job performance. (e) The current Family Responsibility leave was inadequate for those bereaved employees whose culture demanded more days to cope with bereavement rituals. (f) The Employment Assistance Programmes that most organisations depend on were largely ineffective in dealing with bereaved employees who need counselling or psychotherapy. The implication of the findings pointed to a need for organisations to have clear bereavement policies and support programmes for bereaved employees.

My personal experience on loss inspired me to consider how parents who lose children to cancer, accidents, or other terrible things are able to deal with the loss. Where did they go for support? How did they learn to cope with the loss for a lifetime? As I dealt with my loss, I went to therapy and opted for a prescription free treatment. I dove deeper into yoga and meditation and I recognized that therapy was helping but was not enough. The only thing that truly made me feel better was physically moving my body. I felt some satisfaction from recognizing this, yet I felt alone on my journey. Time passed and one afternoon during my weekly practice of yoga, I had a pivotal Matsyasana (fish pose) with the crown of my head submerged in the shoreline of St. Augustine Beach. It became clear to me that the I needed to use my thesis to create a healing place to unify bereaved parents. I desired it, and knew that others around me did as well. That sunny afternoon the idea of a holistic support center was conceived. / Master of Architecture

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-113).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-125).

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the function of religious faith in the bereavement process. Contemporary studies which have a psychological orientation have tended to disparage the role of faith in working through grief. This tendency has contributed to the role of faith not being thoroughly investigated to discover why it is a poor predictor of the outcome of bereavement. A detachment process theory which analyses the function of faith from a theological perspective was proposed. This hypothesis, that the reservoir of the individual's inner resources: (i.e., i) meanings envisaged in hope, ii) faith as a life-force, and iii) the ordering of one's world) is basic in resolving grief to reach a normal state. To test whether this hypothesis is tenable a field survey was carried out among a group of bereaved persons and helping professionals to examine the function of faith during the bereavement process. This thesis is divided into five sections. The first section explores the historical approaches to bereavement, which concerns the development of attitudes towards death from Greek times to the contemporary era. The second section examines the past research and theories relevant to the bereavement process from both religious and psychological viewpoints. The third section presents the proposed detachment process theory alongside the field survey which was carried out in Aberdeen and its environs. The data from the survey was analysed by Chi-square (X²) and Mann-Whitney test. The fourth section explores the theological imperatives in respect to the devastating effects arising from the loss of a 'significant other' by death. The study concludes in section five with a summary of the findings and their implications for those involved in helping the bereaved persons. The questionnaires which were utilised in the field survey are included in this section. The salient factor in this research is that: faith is impinged upon by the bereaved person's beliefs about the hereafter. The beliefs acquired after the loss of a 'significant other' are not cognate with those held in the nonbereaved community of believers.

Thesis (M. Div.)--St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-65).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1996. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [98]-99).

Project/Thesis (D. Min.)--Abilene Christian University, 1998. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-173).