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NAFD Summer School Sunday 1 – Tuesday 3 August 2021 St Chad’s College, Durham University Join the NAFD for an exclusive three-day residential Summer School, hosted by the renowned anthropologist and theologian Professor Douglas Davies, focusing on a range of professional development topics for funeral directors including: • Performance and Professionalism: perceptions of the role of funeral directors • Patterns of Belief and Values: British beliefs about life, death and the afterlife • Emotions and identity: theories of grief • Ritual and symbolism: funeral rites of passage and much more. • How the COVID-19 crisis has affected the funeral profession Professor Douglas Davies Professor Douglas Davies trained in Anthropology (Durham and Oxford) and Theology (Durham) and is now Professor in the Study of Religion and Director of its Centre for Death and Life Studies at Durham University and a regular on BBC Radio 4. Professor Davies holds Oxford’s higher doctorate D.Litt., and an honorary doctorate from Sweden’s Uppsala University. He is an elected Fellow of The Academy of Social Sciences, The Learned Society of Wales, and The British Academy. His books include the influential Death Ritual and Belief, first published in 1997, with third edition published in 2017; Mors Britannica: Lifestyle and Death-Style in Britain Today (2015); Natural Burial (with Hannah Rumble, 2012); Emotion, Identity and Religion (2011); The Theology of Death (2008); and The Encyclopaedia of Cremation (with Lewis Mates, 2005). His Brief History of Death (2005) has been translated into numerous languages, including Greek and Japanese. Professor Davies is a regular contributor to discussions on death ritual and belief in the media, considering the topics from religious, theological, health & welfare, public policy, historical and social science perspectives. Programme 1 August Welcome drinks and evening meal. 2 August Full day of seminars, followed by an evening meal and time to explore the beautiful city of Durham. 3 August Full morning of seminars, followed by lunch and afternoon departure. Booking The three-day programme costs £395 per person, including seminars, accommodation and all meals (two breakfasts, two dinners and two lunches). Places are strictly limited to 30. Reserve your place today at nafdeducation.org.uk ..

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