Death and Immortality in the Religions of the World
Author: Paul Badham
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780913757673
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul Badham
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780913757673
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul Badham
Publisher: Afterworlds Press
Published: 2023-05-23
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781786772381
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Most of the world's religions hold a belief in some form of life after death. The editors of this major anthology seek a global perspective on the importance of these beliefs, based on religion, psychical research, and the natural sciences. Eleven chapters explore the afterlife teachings of religions around the world. In order to emphasize the diversity beliefs - even across particular belief systems - some contributors write from within the traditions, while others offer critical and alternate views. The chapters cover afterlife beliefs in African religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism while raising a number of important questions. Is a belief in an afterlife necessary to provide meaning to the here and now? Can science provide the means of affirming such beliefs? A further four contributions address these questions directly, and critique the belief systems from the perspectives of philosophy and psychical research. The final chapter highlights the importance of research into states of consciousness during near-death and other mystical experiences. Taken as a whole, the book constitutes the most valuable resource on the subject to date. The editors conclude that in some respects, a global perspective does emerge - particularly that human beings are more than just our bodies, but are "composed of a physical and nonphysical element." The contributors are all prominent international scholars, including Kofi Asare Opoku, Daniel Cohn-Sherbok, Thomas McGowan, Sulayman S. Nyang, Salih Tug, Mariasusai Dhavamony, R. Balasubramanian, Saeng Chandra-Ngarm, Bruce R. Reichenbach, Antony Flew, Arthur S. Berger, David Lorimer, and the editors themselves.
Author: Harold G. Coward
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Experts from six traditions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese religions discuss rituals, practices, and emotions as they relate to death and the hope of life that follows death.
Author: Farnáz Maʻsúmián
Publisher: Kalimat Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781890688271
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hans Schwarz
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2000-09-22
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780802847331
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Schwarz guides readers through the range of opinions on the subject of the future, telling how readers' understanding of eschatology has developed and laying out the factors that must be considered when speaking meaningfully about the Christian hope in the 21st century. He surveys the teachings about the future in the Old and New Testaments and addresses the views of Christian and secular thinkers throughout history.
Author: Hiroshi Obayashi
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines the subject of death and immortality in Africa, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece. Also from the point of view of the Old Testament, New Testament, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Tibetan Trantric and Chinese religions.
Author: John Hick
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780664255091
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study, John Hick draws upon major world religions, as well as biology, psychology, parapsychology, anthropology, and philosophy, to explore the mystery of death. He argues that scientific and philosophical objections to the idea of survival after death can be challenged, and he claims that human inadequacy in facing suffering supports the basic religious argument for immortality.
Author: Christopher Jay Johnson
Publisher: Charles Press Pubs(PA)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780914783855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new second edition presents a clear, concise and comparative overview of the teachings and the death beliefs of the largest and fastest-growing religions in North America. Unlike many books on the subject of religious beliefs, the discourse here is refreshingly objective and nonproselytizing. Furthermore, each chapter is written by a different expert or scholar who is internationally recognized as an authority on a particular faith. - Back cover.
Author: Christopher M. Moreman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-09-13
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 1442274964
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beyond the Threshold introduces readers to afterlife beliefs and experiences in world religions. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, including a new chapter on afterlife beliefs and practices in selected African traditions, new research on the afterlife and near-death experiences, the addition of key words and definitions to each chapter, and more. Christopher M. Moreman offers an introduction to afterlife beliefs in ancient cultures, which are essential to understanding the roots of many modern ideas about death. He examines the folklore and doctrines of major world religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese religions, and several African traditions. He also discusses psychic phenomena across traditions, such as mediums, near-death and out-of-body experiences, and past-life memories. While ultimately the afterlife remains unknowable, the second edition of this unique, in-depth exploration of both beliefs and experiences can help readers reach their own understanding of the afterlife and how to live.