Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
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)