03201nam a2200517Ki 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040002700111020003500138020003200173020001800205020001500223035002100238035001800259050002300277072002500300082001500325084002300340049000900363100002100372245005400393264005200447300002300499336002600522337002600548338003600574504005100610520101600661505040501677588004702082650003102129610003202160650003402192650005702226655002202283776011602305856010502421856008402526938002802610910001602638994001202654999001702666ocn859537542OCoLC20200709055915.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu131007s2013    enk     ob    001 0 eng d  aN$TbengerdaepncN$T  a9781107417434 (electronic bk.)  a1107417430 (electronic bk.)  z9781107041219  z110704121X  a(OCoLC)859537542  a622144b(N$T) 4aBT903b.H69 2013eb 7aRELx0670602bisacsh04a236/.2223  aREL1020002bisacsh  aN$TA1 aHoye, William J.14aThe emergence of eternal life /cWilliam J. Hoye. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2013.  a1 online resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher.8 aMachine 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.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aFuture lifexChristianity.20aCatholic ChurchxDoctrines. 7aRELIGION / Theology.2bisacsh 7aRELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aHoye, William J.tEmergence of eternal lifez9781107041219w(DLC)  2013026463w(OCoLC)841391694403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=622144423Cover imageuhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/41219/cover/9781107041219.jpg  aEBSCOhostbEBSCn622144  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c53626d53626