The theology of death [[electronic resource] /] / Douglas J. Davies
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| Autore: |
Davies Douglas J (Douglas James)
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| Titolo: |
The theology of death [[electronic resource] /] / Douglas J. Davies
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 236/.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Death - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Corpse, Coffin and Cross; 3. Baptism and Marriage; 4. Liturgies, Life and Death; 5. Heaven and Hell; 6. Longings; 7. Grave, Grove and Rapture; 8. Cremation, Burial and Change; 9. Life-Death Balance; 10. To Live and Live again; Bibliography; Index; Biblical References |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The first part of the book is grounded in biblical issues and in historical and philosophical theology. It seeks to establish several schemes of death theology related, for example, to early Christianity's Jewish cultural milieu, to belief in Christ's resurrection and to Christology, to issues of millennial belief and to an emergent liturgical practice. The rise of notions of the soul in relation to medieval thought and practice and the place of death in reformation theology are both covered, as is the role of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Finally the rise of biblical theology is consi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The theology of death |
| ISBN: | 1-282-86824-1 |
| 9786612868245 | |
| 0-567-34647-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785484303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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