The Role of Death in Life by John Behr

The Role of Death in Life by John Behr

The relation between life and death is a subject of perennial relevance for all human beings--and indeed, the whole world and the entire universe, in as much as, according to the saying of ancient Greek philosophy, all things that come into being pass away. Yet it is also a topic of increasing complexity, for life and death now appear to be more intertwined than previously or commonly thought. Moreover, the relation between life and death is also one of increasing urgency, as through the twin phenomena of an increase in longevity unprecedented in human history and the rendering of death, dying, and the dead person all but invisible, people living in the industrialized and post-industrialized Western world of today have lost touch with the reality of death. This radically new situation, and predicament, has implications--medical, ethical, economic, philosophical, and, not least, theological--that have barely begun to be addressed. This volume gathers together essays by a distinguished and diverse group of scientists, theologians, philosophers, and health practitioners, originally presented in a symposium sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation.

Cunningham, Conor: - Conor Cunningham is assistant director of the Centre ofTheology and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, England, author of Genealogy of Nihilism, andcoeditor (with Peter M. Candler Jr.) of the Interventionsseries. Cunningham also wrote and presented the acclaimedBBC documentary Did Darwin Kill God? whichoriginally aired in March 2009.

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ISBN 13	9781498209588
ISBN 10	1498209580
Title	The Role of Death in Life
Author	John Behr
Series	Veritas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Year published	2015-08-31
Number of pages	206
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