Living into death, dying into life
Subtitle: a Christian theology of death and life eternal
By: Peter C. Phan
Publisher: Lectio Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hobe Sound, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780989839778
Subjects: Death; Christianity; Future life; Eschatology
Description: The author presents an easily understood study of what eternal life means from a Catholic/Christian view. Drawing heavily from the Christian tradition, he identifies sections of Holy Scripture that are relevant to eschatology, which is the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and humankind. He is able to connect Scriptural representations of the afterlife with the ramifications of eternal life in our present everyday life.--
Notes: Taken or adapted from the author's audio program: Living into death, dying into life: a Christian theology of life eternal. Rockville, MD : Now You Know Media, Inc., ©2013.
Table of contents: title: 1. Reality and imagination: how do we know and talk about the afterlife?; title: 2. Death and dying: end or beginning?; title: 3. The afterlife: immortality of the soul or eternal life?; title: 4. The reign of God as the goal of history: what did Jesus live and die for?; title: 5. From death to resurrection: what happens in the meantime?; title: 6. Heaven: a fantastical Shangri-La?; title: 7. Eternal Hell: a contradiction to God's love?; title: 8. Resurrection of the dead: resuscitation or transformed life?; title: 9. Jesus' return to glory: when and how?; title: 10. The Eucharist: a foretaste of eternal life?; title: 11. Hope: wishful thinking?; title: 12. The end of the world: a new Heaven and a new Earth?