Title: When souls had wings
First published: 2009
Description: The notion that we spring into existence ex nihilo at birth strikes many people as counter-intuitive. By contrast, the idea that we have an eternal identity appeals to some deep intuition about the self. And indeed, belief in the soul's pre-mortal existence has a long history in Western thought.
Subjects: Soul, Pre-existence
LC classification: BL290 .G58 2009