Hope, Not Fear - A Guide to Changing the Way We View Death

Written after the author's own fatal diagnosis, this uplifting book offers answers and comfort to anyone grappling with death -from what happens when we die to how we can live fully in the interim. Drawing insights from many religious traditions and near death experiences, Hope, Not Fear shares the wisdom we all need to come to terms with death.

List of contents

Introduction

Facing the Inevitable The Coffin in the Synagogue The Three WishesThe Fear of DyingThe Testimony of WitnessesThe Silence of the BibleWhat the Bible Does Tell UsThe Tunnel of LoveKnowing the UnknowableMission Not AccomplishedThe Fate of the BodyHeaven and HellWho Makes It to Heaven? Encore?The Five Major Lessons A Final SummationSuggested Readings
About the Author

About the author

Benjamin Blech is an internationally recognized educator, religious leader, author, and lecturer. A recipient of the American Educator of the Year Award, he is professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University. He is the author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestseller The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican. He has written for the New York Times and Newsweek and writes a weekly column for Aish.com. He lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Blech
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2024
• EAN: 9798881805586
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0558-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 231 g
• Illustrations: 1 b/w photo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Coping with death & bereavement, Christianity, Christian life & practice, Relating to Christian people & groups, Philosophy of religion, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Christian Living / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Religion: death and dying