Life After Death

All major religions in history have offered hope of some kind of afterlife to answer the perennial interest in the question of life after death.

This volume brings together renowned experts in the philosophy of religion, Graham Oppy, David Apolloni, Shyam Ranganathan, Joshua Farris and Steven B. Cowan, to present four key starting points in the life after death debate.

Providing a lively and collaborative dialogue between leaders in the field, each thinker defends a particular view of the afterlife and critically interacts with the alternative perspectives. They focus on the positions of No Life After Death, the Immortality of the Soul, Reincarnation and Resurrection, with each chapter drawing on views from naturalism, antiquity, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Yoga. This engagement moves the current debate forward to consider global perspectives whilst the clear and accessible structure allows for a developed exploration of the central issues at stake.

Incorporating views spanning secular and religious spheres in both the east and west, this comprehensive guide will be welcomed by students and scholars of contemporary philosophy of religion and comparative philosophy.

Author Biography

Steven B. Cowan is Chair in the Department of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Lincoln Memorial University, USA.

Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, Australia.

David Apolloni is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Augsburg University, USA.

Shyam Ranganathan is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department of York University, Canada.

Joshua Farris is Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellow at Bochum University, Germany.