death, imagination, and the last things Allison, Dale C. Jr 1955- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. miu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (x, 174 pages) When he was 23 years old, Dale Allison almost died in a car accident. That terrifying experience dramatically changed his ideas about death and the hereafter. In Night Comes Allison wrestles with a number of difficult questions concerning the last things -- such questions as What happens to us after we die? and Why does death so often frighten us? Armed with his acknowledged scholarly expertise, Allison offers an engaging, personal exploration of such themes as death and fear, resurrection and judgment, hell and heaven, in light of science, Scripture, and his own experience. As he ponders and creatively imagines -- engaging throughout with biblical texts, church fathers, rabbinic scholars, poets, and philosophers -- Allison offers fascinating fare that will captivate many a reader heart and soul. Death and fear -- Resurrection and bodies -- Judgment and partiality -- Ignorance and imagination -- Hell and sympathy -- Heaven and experience. Dale C. Allison Jr. Includes bibliographical references. Eschatology Eschatology RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology BT823 .A45 2016eb 236 Allison, Dale C., Jr., 1955- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016 (DLC) 2015046672 (OCoLC)921167206 9781467445054 1467445053 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1218503 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1218503 N$T 160411 20200709060441.0 ocn946363574 eng