Film review – We Live in Time
Released in UK cinemas earlier this month, We Live in Time stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in a romantic comedy-drama that explores love, life and loss. In her latest blog for Part of Life, Amy Jackson reviews the film, looking at the emotional themes involved and how they are portrayed and the important questions it raises about mortality and memory.
How do different religions view death and dying?
Religion and spirituality are something many people will think about when faced with mortality, whether a person has been given a terminal diagnosis, is approaching the end of their life, or has experienced a bereavement. In her latest blog for Part of Life, guest blogger Amy Jackson delves in to religious beliefs around death and dying.
Reuse of graves in the UK: sacrilegious or pragmatic?
The UK is experiencing a shortage of burial space, particularly in urban areas. The Law Commission has proposed changes to the law to allow the reuse of graves to address this issue. So what does grave reuse entail? And what are the proposed changes? And is this really a new idea at all?