Heaven - The Logic of Eternal Joy (Hardcover)

Jerry L. Walls argues that the doctrine of heaven is ripe for serious reconsideration. He contends not only that the orthodox view of heaven can be defended from objections commonly raised against it, but also that heaven is a powerful resource for addressing persistent philosophical problems, not the least of which concern the ground of morality and the meaning of life. Walls shows how heaven is integrally related to central Christian doctrines, particularly those related to salvation, and tackles the difficult problem of why faith in Christ is necessary to save us from our sins. In addition, heaven is shown to illumine thorny problems of personal identity and to be an essential component of a satisfactory theodicy. Walls goes on to examine data from near-death experiences from the standpoint of some important recent work in epistemology and argues that they offer positive evidence for heaven. He concludes that we profoundly need to recover the hope of heaven in order to recover our very humanity.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	Jerry L. Walls (Professor of Philosophy of Religion)
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-511302-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-511302-0
Barcode:	9780195113020

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