Why Resurrection

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

AvCarlos Blanco

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-09-29
Mått:153 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:333 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lutterworth Press
Antal sidor:242
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780718892524

Utforska kategorier

Judendom inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Carlos Blanco is a visiting fellow at the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. He is the author of Mentes maravillosas que cambiaron la historia (2007).

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Blanco provides a thorough and helpful discussion of the origins of resurrection beliefs in antiquity as a product of apocalyptic Judaism and contextualizes contemporary belief in the resurrection within the timeless questions of theodicy and the meaning of human existence. [...] Blanco has written an extraordinarily accessible work. While his work shows significant scholarly ability, the clear writing style makes his book applicable to both scholars and non-scholars alike. Readers interested in the concept of the resurrection and more broadly in theological discussions of death, the afterlife, and the Christian interpretation of the meaning of life find this book to be an engaging argument.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1 Theodicy: Philosophy of Religion and the Problem of Evil2 History and Meaning3 The Apocalyptic Conception of History, Evil, and Eschatology4 Death5 The Kingdom of GodBibliographyIndex of Names