2011, ISBN: 9781921844324

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Hardback. New. In After We Die , philosopher Stephen T. Davis subjects one of Christianity's key beliefs--that Christians not only will survive death but also will enjoy bodily resu… More...

Hardback. New. In After We Die , philosopher Stephen T. Davis subjects one of Christianity's key beliefs--that Christians not only will survive death but also will enjoy bodily resurrection--to searching philosophical analysis. Facing each critique squarely, Davis contends that traditional, historic belief about the eschatological future is philosophically defensible. Davis examines personal extinction, reincarnation, and immortality of the soul. By juxtaposing two systems of salvation--reincarnation/karma and resurrection/grace--Davis explores the Christian claim that humans will be raised from the dead, as well as the radical Christian assertions of Jesus' resurrection, ascension, and long-anticipated return. Davis finally addresses Christian thinking about heaven, hell, and purgatory. The philosophical defense of Christianity's core beliefs enables Davis to render a reasonable answer to the eternal question of what happens to us after we die. After We Die is essential reading for teachers and students of philosophy, theology, and Bible, as well as anyone interested in a reasoned analysis of historic Christian faith, particularly as it pertains to the inevitable end of each and every human being., Scribe Publications, 2011. Paperback. New. <p>James Carroll's urgent, masterly <i>Jerusalem</i><i>, Jerusalem</i> uncovers the ways in which the city became a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fervour unlike anywhere else on earth.&#160; He shows how the conflicts within this holiest of cities underscore an important point of history: that religion and violence fuel each other.<br /><br />In Carroll's provocative reading of the deep past, the Bible came into being as an act of resistance to the violence that threatened Jerusalem from the start.&#160; Tracing the richly intertwined threads of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim history, Carroll illuminates the European fixation on a heavenly Jerusalem as the spark of both anti-Semitism and racist colonial contempt.&#160; The holy wars of the Knights Templar burned apocalyptic mayhem into the Western mind; now heavenly Jerusalem defines the American imagination &#8211; and always, the earthly city smoulders.&#160; Jerusalem fever, inextricably tied to Christian fervour, is the deadly third party to the Arab-Israeli wars.&#160; Understanding it is the key that unlocks history, and gives us our best chance to re-image peace.<br /><br /><i>Jerusalem, Jerusalem</i> is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the current disharmony of modern-day Jerusalem and its historical underpinnings. &#160;To the standard set by <i>Constantine's Sword</i>, here again is a 'rare book that combines searing passion . . . with a subject that has affected all our lives' (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>).<br /><br />'James Carroll's <i>Jerusalem</i><i>, Jerusalem</i> should be required reading for all: it is a lucid, calm, deeply compelling history of the literal and symbolic significance of that city, at the heart and origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.'<br />- Claire Messud, author of <i>The Emperor's Children</i></p>SKU: MM-40009033; EAN: 9781921844324, Scribe Publications, 2011<

2011, ISBN: 9781921844324

Scribe Publications, 2011. Paperback. New. <p>James Carroll's urgent, masterly <i>Jerusalem</i><i>, Jerusalem</i> uncovers the ways in which the city b… More...

Scribe Publications, 2011. Paperback. New. <p>James Carroll's urgent, masterly <i>Jerusalem</i><i>, Jerusalem</i> uncovers the ways in which the city became a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fervour unlike anywhere else on earth.&#160; He shows how the conflicts within this holiest of cities underscore an important point of history: that religion and violence fuel each other.<br /><br />In Carroll's provocative reading of the deep past, the Bible came into being as an act of resistance to the violence that threatened Jerusalem from the start.&#160; Tracing the richly intertwined threads of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim history, Carroll illuminates the European fixation on a heavenly Jerusalem as the spark of both anti-Semitism and racist colonial contempt.&#160; The holy wars of the Knights Templar burned apocalyptic mayhem into the Western mind; now heavenly Jerusalem defines the American imagination &#8211; and always, the earthly city smoulders.&#160; Jerusalem fever, inextricably tied to Christian fervour, is the deadly third party to the Arab-Israeli wars.&#160; Understanding it is the key that unlocks history, and gives us our best chance to re-image peace.<br /><br /><i>Jerusalem, Jerusalem</i> is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the current disharmony of modern-day Jerusalem and its historical underpinnings. &#160;To the standard set by <i>Constantine's Sword</i>, here again is a 'rare book that combines searing passion . . . with a subject that has affected all our lives' (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>).<br /><br />'James Carroll's <i>Jerusalem</i><i>, Jerusalem</i> should be required reading for all: it is a lucid, calm, deeply compelling history of the literal and symbolic significance of that city, at the heart and origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.'<br />- Claire Messud, author of <i>The Emperor's Children</i></p>SKU: MM-40009033; EAN: 9781921844324, Scribe Publications, 2011<