Personal Identity and Resurrection

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Personal Identity and Resurrection

How Do We Survive Our Death?

Sociology: death and dying Medical sociology Philosophy Philosophy of religion Christianity

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Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 17th September 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781317081906


What happens to us when we die?

According to Christian faith, we will rise again bodily from the dead. This claim raises a series of philosophical and theological conundrums: is it rational to hope for life after death in bodily form? Will it truly be we who are raised again or will it be post-mortem duplicates of us? How can personal identity be secured? What is God's role in resurrection and everlasting life?

In response to these conundrums, this book presents the first ever joint work of leading philosophers and theologians on life after death. This is an impressive demonstration of interdisciplinary cooperation between philosophy and theology. Various models are offered which depict what resurrection into an incorruptible post-mortem body might look like.

Therefore this book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the doctrine of bodily resurrection - be they philosophers, theologians, scholars in religious studies, or believers interested in examining their faith.

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