Beyond Death
Subtitle: Theological and Philosophical Reflections on Life after Death
Contributors: Daniel Cohn-Sherbok (Editor); Christopher Lewis (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; St. Martin's Press
Published: April 15, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780312124830
Subjects: Comparative Religion; History & Surveys - Modern; Philosophy / General; Philosophy; Future life; Near-death experiences; Religion
Description: Throughout history human beings have been preoccupied with personal survival after death. As a consequence, most world religions proclaim that life continues beyond the grave, and they have depicted the Hereafter in a variety of forms. These various conceptions constitute answers to the most perplexing spiritual questions: Will we remember our former lives in the Hereafter? Will we have bodies? Can bodiless souls recognise each other? Will we continue to have personal identity?

Will we be punished or rewarded, or absorbed into the Godhead? These issues serve as the basis of this collection of essays which provide a framework for understanding traditional conceptions of the Hereafter as well as new perspectives.