Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 333 g
Reihe: Lutterworth Press
An Introduction into the Belief in the Afterlife in Judaism and Christianity
Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 333 g
Reihe: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9252-4
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
A theological and philosophical study of how Judaeo-Christian concepts of the resurrection developed as an eschatological response to the problem of evil.
Few questions exert such a great fascination on human conscience as those related to the meaning of life, history, and death. The belief in the resurrection of the dead constitutes an answer to a real challenge: What is the meaning of life and history in the midst of a world in which evil, injustice, and ultimately death exist? This book seeks to understand the idea of resurrection not only as a theological but also as a philosophical category (as expression of the collective aspirations of humanity), combining historical, theological, and philosophical analyses in dialogue with some of the principal streams of contemporary Western thought.
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Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Theodicy: Philosophy of Religion and the Problem of Evil
2 History and Meaning
3 The Apocalyptic Conception of History, Evil, and Eschatology
4 Death
5 The Kingdom of God
Bibliography
Index of Names
