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The state of the individual after death continues to be one of the great human questions. Life after Death? analyzes the interpretation of personal eschatology of five contemporary Christian theologians: Ladislaus Boros, a contemporary of Karl Rahner, Nels Ferré, Emil Brunner, Oscar Cullmann, and John Hick. The opening chapter deals with death rituals and customs as well as major philosophical interpretations of death. The final chapter compares and contrasts the theologians' ideas and includes the author's interpretation of personal eschatology.

Produktbeschreibung
The state of the individual after death continues to be one of the great human questions. Life after Death? analyzes the interpretation of personal eschatology of five contemporary Christian theologians: Ladislaus Boros, a contemporary of Karl Rahner, Nels Ferré, Emil Brunner, Oscar Cullmann, and John Hick. The opening chapter deals with death rituals and customs as well as major philosophical interpretations of death. The final chapter compares and contrasts the theologians' ideas and includes the author's interpretation of personal eschatology.
Autorenporträt
The Author: Jay D. Robison is a minister in Paris, Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. in Theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He previously served as a teaching assistant in theology and philosophy. He has done postgraduate study at the University of Louisville and Vanderbilt University and earned his B.A. from Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He has also published in a wide variety of journals.
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"This careful analysis of five theologians of the current century is not only instructive, but is also engaging reading. Robison's own interpretation of the biblical witness regarding life after death is appropriately nuanced and refreshingly orthodox by contrast with recent popular speculation on the topic. This book should be helpful not only to pastors and seminarians, but also to medical personnel, hospital chaplains, and those engaged in hospice ministry." (Dr. Sharyn Dowd, Lexington Theological Seminary)
"The major value of Robison's book is that it provides summary analyses of the thought of five distinctive thinkers whose views of personal eschatology cut across the twentieth-century theological spectrum. He focuses on: Ladislaus Boros, a Jesuit, whose thought reflects and refines the Catholic eschatology of Karl Rahner; Nels Ferré's advocacy of universal salvation by a loving God; Emil Brunner's recasting of broad Reformation views; Oscar Cullmann's famous defense of the resurrection of the dead as opposed to natural immortality; and John Hick's radical attempt to synthesize Eastern eschatologies with Christianity. The book is clear, well-organized, and accurate in its interpretation of each theologians' views. It allows the reader quick access to, and an opportunity to reflect upon, views that would otherwise require a major investment of time in reading a large corpus of books." (Richard B. Cunningham, Professor of Christian Philosophy, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
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