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020			_a9781139649438 (ebook)
020			_z9781107041219 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aBT903 _b.H69 2013
082	0	0	_a236/.2 _223
100	1		_aHoye, William J., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Emergence of Eternal Life / _cWilliam J. Hoye.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (301 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe question of whether life exists beyond death remains one of the most pertinent of our existence, and theologians continue to address what relevance the answer has for our life in the present. In this book, William J. Hoye uses the phenomenon of emergence - the way higher forms of existence arise from a collection of simpler interactions - as a framework for understanding and defending the concept of eternal life, showing how it 'emerges' from our present life, our human longing for fulfilment and happiness, and our striving for knowledge of reality. Hoye uses the work of Karl Rahner and Thomas Aquinas to explore questions concerning suffering, the ultimate relevance of morality, and how the fundamental idea of responsibility changes when viewed eschatologically. Contemporary reasons for denying an afterlife are examined critically and extensively. This book will be of great interest to those studying systematic theology, theological anthropology and Catholic theology.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107041219
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139649438
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37731 _d37731