Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Douglas Davies

Born: 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Douglas James Davies is Professor in the Study of Religion in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Durham. He is an authority in the history, theology and sociology of death.
Known for:
- Child Development: A Practitioner's Guide (1999)
- A brief history of death (2005)
- Death, Ritual and Belief (1997)
- Reusing Old Graves (1995)