Many think that belief in life after death flies in the face of what science has discovered. Paul Badham explores the grounds on which the hope of immortality, central for Christian doctrine, can be revitalized today. He suggests that the possibility of a relationship between God and human beings is confirmed by our religious experience, and that resurrection and immortality need each other. Includes chapters on the evidential value of near-death experiences, concepts of heaven, and arguments against belief in hell.

Paul Badham

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Introduction

1. Making sense of death

2. Making sense of immortality

3. The religious context of belief in a future life

4. A historical argument for belief in the resurrection of Jesus

5. The evidential and religious value of near-death experiences

6. Moral and religious arguments against belief in hell

7. Concepts of heaven

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__Many think that belief in life after death flies in the face of what science has discovered.__

Paul Badham explores the grounds on which the hope of immortality, central for Christian doctrine, can be revitalized today.

He suggests that the possibility of a relationship between God and human beings is confirmed by our religious experience, and that resurrection and immortality need each other.

Includes chapters on the evidential value of near-death experiences, concepts of heaven, and arguments against belief in hell.

Paul Badham explores the grounds on which the hope of immortality, central for Christian doctrine, can be revitalized today. He suggests that the possibility of a relationship between God and human beings is confirmed by our religious experience, and that resurrection and immortality need each other.

Paul Badham is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies and Director of the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre at the University of Wales, Lampeter.

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