The Possibility of Life After Death
What I shall call the ordinary Christian view of life after death', namely, the belief that after persons die, their souls go to some kind of spiritual abode (Heaven', Hell' or Purgatory', depending on God's Judgement), has come in for a great deal of criticism in recent...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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[1973]
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Religious studies
Année: 1973, Volume: 9, Numéro: 2, Pages: 157-169 |
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| Résumé: | What I shall call the ordinary Christian view of life after death', namely, the belief that after persons die, their souls go to some kind of spiritual abode (Heaven', Hell' or Purgatory', depending on God's Judgement), has come in for a great deal of criticism in recent years. Opponents of the belief have been encouraged by the lack of evidence from the countless areas of scientific research and by the large numbers of philosophers (even Christian philosophers) who claim that a proper understanding of personal identity precludes any sort of hope of existence in a non-physical body. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500006569 |
