How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife
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This book presents an objective, thoughtful and practical explanation of the often-complicated subjects of death and afterlife. Offering a clear, concise and comparative overview of the teachings and the death beliefs of 19 different religions, this popular book will be of enormous value to all readers who would like to obtain a better understanding of the various ways in which different faiths understand death and what happens afterward. Unlike many books on the subject of religious beliefs, the discourse here is refreshingly objective and entirely non-proselytizing. Furthermore, each chapter is written by a different expert or scholar who is internationally recognized as an authority on a particular faith. This book will be welcomed by theologians, healthcare professionals, clergy and chaplains of all religious traditions, teachers and students of comparative religion and death and dying, social workers, grief and pastoral counselors and funeral directors. John B. Stepp The editors present a comparative analysis of selective literature on the subject of death and the life beyond from various religious viewpoints. The syncretistic nature of the material offers little original thought. This is an update of the first edition, published in 1991. The stated goal is to bring the discussion of death and dying up-to-date. This is a worthy objective, since there has been a great deal of material published on this subject. A careful study reveals the depth and accuracy of the contributors. This book will prove helpful to all caregivers, health practitioners, allied healthcare professionals, and healthcare educators. I think theological students should also make an intensive study of this text. The editors are well trained for this study. They have chosen scholars representing 19 different religious persuasions to present their respective views on death and the afterlife. This book is well organized and well documented. There is a need for evaluation of these various positions, however. The Life Beyond by Ray Summers (Broadman Press, 1973) is a comparable text which also offers such religious viewpoint evaluations. Evangelical perspectives are essential to biblical understanding and convictions. The contributors seem to hold an eclectic view, and it would be helpful to know what they believe.
Preface Assemblies of God-- Stanley M. Horton, ThD Baha i Faith-- John S. Hatcher, PhD A Baptist Perspective --William L. Hendricks, PhD, ThD Buddhism-- Anne C. Klein, PhD Christian Science-- Elaine R. Follis, PhD The Churches of Christ-- Thomas H. Olbricht, PhD The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-- Richard M. Eyre Islam-- Jane Idleman Smith, PhD Hinduism-- Anne Mackenzie Pearson, PhD Judaism-- Rabbi Alan L. Ponn Lutherans-- Daniel E. Lee, PhD Presbyterianism-- Ben Lacy Rose, ThD, DD A Quaker Perspective-- Arthur O. Roberts, PhD Roman Catholicism-- Rev. Francis X. Cleary, SJ Seventh-day Adventist Church-- Robert M. Johnston, PhD Unitarian Universalism-- George N. Marshall, PhD, DD United Methodist Church-- James Ivey Warren, Jr., PhD Unity-- Rev. James Gaither, MA Zoroastrianism-- Jamsheed K. Choksy, PhD
