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Author:   D. Cohn-Sherbok ,  C. Lewin ,  Lionel Blue
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9780333630730

ISBN 10:   0333630734
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   01 March 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Introductory reflections - life beyond life, Lionel Blue. Part 1 The afterlife in the world's religions: a Christian approach to eternal life, Peter Vardy; ""go joyfully"" - the mystery of death and resurrection, Kallistos Ware; the Christian Heaven - David Brown; the Jewish doctrine of Hell, Dan Cohn-Sherbok; life and beyond in the Qu'ran, Muhammed Abdel Haleem; the indestructible soul - Indian and Asian beliefs, Geoffrey Parrinder; death's rituals, Victor de Waal; mourning - the song is over but the memory lingers on, Martin Israel. Part 2 New perspectives: death and immortality - towards a global synthesis, Paul Badham; beyond death - the case of new religions, Peter Clarke; death and the afterlife - new approaches to an old question, Arthur Berger; are near-death experiences really suggestive of life after death?, Christopher Cherry; the near-death experience - a glimpse of Heaven and Hell?, David Lorimer; human survival and death; a fate worse than death, Andrew (A.N.) Wilson; beyond the crematorium - popular belief, Christopher Lewis; suggestions for further reading, Paul Badham."

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