Eclipse of Eternity

A Sociology of the Afterlife

AvT. Walter

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Many people still believe in life after death, but modern institutions operate as though this were the only world - eternity is now eclipsed from view in society and even in the church. This book carefully observes the eclipse - what caused it, how full is it, what are its consequences, will it last? How significant is recent interest in near-death experiences and reincarnation?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-12-18
Mått:140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt:414 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:222
Upplaga:1996
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333616147

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Ande, kropp och själ inom Ande, kropp och själ

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TONY WALTER

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - The Afterlife: a Theological Survey - The Afterlife: Popular Beliefs Today - Secularisation and the Terror of Death - Idealist and Materialist Explanations - Medicine: the Secularisation of Hope - Funerals and Burials: the Secularisation of Ritual (1) - Cremation and Dissection: the Secularisation of Ritual (2) - Loss: the Secularisation of Meaning - Retrospect and Prospect - Pastoral Care - Heavens on Earth - Ethics without Eternity - The Reappearance of the Hereafter - The Eclipse of Eternity - Bibliography - Index