Theology, Death and Dying

Preface vi

1 The Question of Death and the Christian Answer 1

2 Death and the Contemporary Mind 16

3 Towards a Theology of Human Death 37

4 Divine Judgement and Life After Death? 64

5 Christ's Victory Over Death 82

6 Christian Hope and Life Beyond Death 104

7 Christian Perspective on Death and Dying 124

8 The Human Ecology of Death and Dying 143

Selected Bibliography 160

Index 167