The battle for the soul
Subtitle: a comparative analysis in an age of doubt
By: Robert Crawford
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780230609440
Subjects: Religion and science; Science; Soul; Religions; Future life; Resurrection; Technology; History
Description: "Do we all possess a soul? If so, what is it? Can it be defined? Crawford argues that it is important that we have a soul because if it is immortal then we can hope for life after death. But some religions insist that it is the resurrection of the body which is vital. How can the belief in an immortal soul and resurrection of the body be reconciled? Crawford attempts to answer this question in the context of six world religions and the science and technology of twenty-first century society"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Jewish soul; title: The Christian experience of the soul; title: The soul and the development of Christian belief; title: The Muslim claim; title: The Hindu and the immortal soul; title: The Buddhist denial of the soul; title: The Sikh path; title: The philosopher and the soul; title: Can we avoid the dualism of body and soul?; title: Did Darwin kill the soul?; title: After Darwin; title: The Darwinians; title: The way forward.