Beyond Death

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introductory Reflections: Life beyond Life

   1. Introductory Reflections: Life beyond Life

      • Lionel Blue

      Pages 1-9

3. The Afterlife in the World’s Religions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. A Christian Approach to Eternal Life

      • Peter Vardy

      Pages 13-26

   3. ‘Go Joyfully’: The Mystery of Death and Resurrection

      • Kallistos Ware

      Pages 27-41

   4. The Christian Heaven

      • David Brown

      Pages 42-53

   5. The Jewish Doctrine of Hell

      • Dan Cohn-Sherbok

      Pages 54-65

   6. Life and Beyond in the Qur’an

      • Muhammad Abdel Haleem

      Pages 66-79

   7. The Indestructible Soul — Indian and Asian Beliefs

      • Geoffrey Parrinder

      Pages 80-94

   8. Death’s Rituals

      • Victor de Waal

      Pages 95-103

   9. Mourning: The Song is Over but the Memory Lingers On

      • Martin Israel

      Pages 104-115

4. New Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. Death and Immortality: Towards a Global Synthesis

      • Paul Badham

      Pages 119-126

   3. Beyond Death: The Case of New Religions

      • Peter Clarke

      Pages 127-136

   4. Death and the Afterlife: New Approaches to an Old Question

      • Arthur Berger

      Pages 137-144

   5. Are Near-Death Experiences Really Suggestive of Life after Death?

      • Christopher Cherry

      Pages 145-163

   6. The Near-Death Experience: A Glimpse of Heaven and Hell?

      • David Lorimer

      Pages 164-172

   7. Human Survival of Death: Evidence and Prospects

      • Arthur Ellison

      Pages 173-182

   8. Life after Death: A Fate Worse than Death

      • A. N. Wilson

      Pages 183-198

   9. Beyond the Crematorium — Popular Belief

      • Christopher Lewis

      Pages 199-206

'In a book of such varied contents, it is certain that eveyone will find something which will challenge and inform - and indeed, on occasion, inspire.' - John Bowker, Church Times 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 recognize 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.

• church
• concept
• death
• essay
• history
• history of literature
• identity
• life after death
• philosophy
• religion
• religions
• tradition
• understanding
• world religions

• University of Kent, Canterbury, England

  Dan Cohn-Sherbok

• England

  Christopher Lewis

DAN COHN-SHERBOCK
CHRISTOPHER LEWIS

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