Emergence of Eternal Life

Informationen zum Autor William J. Hoye is Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Münster. He is the author of many books, including most recently Tugenden. Was sie wert sind, warum wir sie brauchen (2010), Liebgewordene theologische Denkfehler (2006), Die mystische Theologie des Nicolaus Cusanus (2004) and Die Wirklichkeit der Wahrheit (2013). Klappentext Seeks to understand and defend the concept of eternal life, and our human longing for fulfilment and happiness. Zusammenfassung Hoye uses the phenomenon of emergence - how higher forms of existence arise from simpler interactions - as a framework to understand and defend the concept of eternal life! and applies the work of Karl Rahner and Thomas Aquinas to questions concerning suffering and the ultimate relevance of morality. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction to the question; 2. Motivations for disbelief in a life after death; 3. A justification of the traditional Christian belief in eternal life; 4. Eternal life as the vision of God; 5. The human factor; 6. Life history as the predetermination of eternal life; 7. Sensuality: the resurrection of the body; 8. The emergence of eternal life - a conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: William J Hoye, William J. Hoye, Hoye William J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2013
• EAN: 9781107041219
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04121-9
• No. of pages: 301
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Christianity, Philosophy of religion