Death and Afterlife (Library of Philosophy and Religion)

This book began as a series of papers at a conference called "Death and Afterlife" held in Claremont, California in January, 1987 under the auspices of the Department of Religion of the Claremont Graduate School. The responses to each paper and several comments are also included. Front Matter....Pages i-xi The Faces of Immortality....Pages 1-35 God, the Soul, and the Future Life....Pages 36-64 The Idea of Reincarnation....Pages 65-87 Life After Death, Parapsychology, and Post-Modern Animism....Pages 88-118 The Resurrection of the Dead....Pages 119-153 Memento Mori: The Buddhist Thinks about Death....Pages 154-182 A Possible Conception of Life After Death....Pages 183-203 Back Matter....Pages 204-211 [edited By] Stephen T. Davis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.