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The role of death in life : a multidisciplinary examination of the relationship between life and death /

A diverse collection of essays exploring the connection between life and death from scientific, medical, philosophical and theological perspectives.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Behr, John (Editor ), Cunningham, Conor, 1972- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : James Clarke & Co, 2016.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Perspectives from astronomy, chemistry, and biology. Made of star-stuff : the origin of the chemical elements in life / Alexei V. Filippenko
  • A biochemical perspective on the origin of life and death / Luc Jaeger
  • part 2. Perspective from anthropology. Immortality / Douglas Davies
  • part 3. Perspectives from philosophy. Suffering death / Emmanuel Falque
  • How do we become fully alive? : the role of death in Henry's phenomenology of life / Christina Gschwandtner
  • part 4. Perspectives from theology. Life and death in an age of martyrdom / John Behr
  • New life as life out of death : sharing in the "exchange of natures" in the person of Christ / Henry Novello
  • Is there life before death? / Conor Cunningham
  • part 5. Perspectives from medicine and bioethics. The kenosis of the dying : an invitation to healing / Daniel Hinshaw
  • On medical corpses and resurrected bodies / Jeffrey Bishop.