psd.

Having majored in Psychology, the subject lends itself well to text (and solitary reading), given it's largely conceptual. Personally though I never took the subject online as I am in total agreement with you over the benefits of a classroom!

Yes! at my undergrad school, it was the psychology dept. that offered the course, albeit named a bit differently, and it is a most interesting (and understudied) topic. though other students registered for different reasons might be inclined to disagree.

Unable to borrow Final Gifts (it is in presently unavailable at the library), I'm currently reading co-author's Maggie Callanan's Final Journey, and must say it is as quick a read as any. Though aimed primarily at family-caretakers, the entire book is chock full of anecdotal accounts from Maggie's time as a hospice nurse and so one gets a nice overview of the different circumstances that one may deal with on the job. (Regrettably, I can't speak as to how this book compares with her highly recommended first one.)

well i don't think the post was an attempt at anything other than to simply show someone's experience within a different cultural setting, and at no point did the OP make broad generalizations about religion. And in that respect there is no right or wrong necessarily as it is simply an individual's account, and an interesting one at that.