03201nam a2200517Ki 4500 ocn859537542 OCoLC 20200709055915.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 131007s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781107417434 (electronic bk.) 1107417430 (electronic bk.) 9781107041219 110704121X (OCoLC)859537542 622144 (N$T) BT903 .H69 2013eb REL 067060 bisacsh 236/.2 23 REL102000 bisacsh N$TA Hoye, William J. The emergence of eternal life / William J. Hoye. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "The 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 howit 'emerges' fromour 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"-- Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to the question; 2. Motivations for disbelief in a life after death; 3. A justification of the traditional Christian belief in eternal life; 4. Eternal life as the vision of God; 5. The human factor; 6. Life history as the predetermination of eternal life; 7. Sensuality: the resurrection of the body; 8. The emergence of eternal life -- a conclusion. Description based on print version record. Future life Christianity. Catholic Church Doctrines. RELIGION / Theology. bisacsh RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hoye, William J. Emergence of eternal life 9781107041219 (DLC) 2013026463 (OCoLC)841391694 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=622144 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/41219/cover/9781107041219.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 622144 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53626 53626