Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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)