What Christians can learn from ‘Death Cafés’ and ‘living funerals’

After hearing about the growth of ’Death Cafés’ , Alex Noel has come to the conclusion that maybe facing death can make life worth living.

In a local coffee shop in north east London, not long after my grandmother died in 2016; I spotted a small handwritten advert for a ‘Death Café’ pinned to a noticeboard. ‘What on earth is that?’ I wondered. It explained that this was a small monthly gathering where people could meet up and talk about death - over tea and cake. I was intrigued. But I was also skeptical. Could discussing death with strangers really help someone to come to terms with it, or to deal with their grief?