Sometimes the dramatic thing feels right. Also probably no, otherwise you get into why do any of the battles matter won't the bad guys friends just a scroll. If he, the commander of both Selune and later Shars forces couldn't find a cleric to raise then her presumably the body or soul were damaged in a way, the window was missed between death and body being discovered or etc to make resurrection impossible.
It takes less time to think up a solution than to think up how it's a problem


Minthara is the best character and she NEEDS to be recruitable if you side with the grove!
Also- I support the important thread in the suggestions: Let everyone in the Party Speak