Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Douglas Davies
Born: 1947 (age 77)
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)