At best, funerals for the "unaffiliated"-- those with no formal church connection-- are often planned quickly or rely too much on set worship formulae; with limited opportunity for interaction between family, friends, and the officiant, such final rites are often reported as impersonal, cold and remote. Without benefit of a preexisting relationship between clergy and family, assumptions about theological understandings of death can be difficult to avoid. Memento Mori: Funerals for the Unaffiliated presents a method for enabling clergy to be more effective pastoral leaders when working with...