Why Resurrection

An Introduction into the Belief in the Afterlife in Judaism and Christianity

von Carlos Blanco

244 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Lutterworth Press
• ISBN: 9780718892524
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2011
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd