He examines beliefs on the soul, heaven, hell, and reincarnation and wisdom from books of the dead such as the book of going forth by day from. The existence or nonexistence of life after death is very important because it plays a huge role in a persons beliefs and how they live their life. The view that a person holds about the afterlife is bound to affect the value given to this current life. The first seven chapters cover the religious ideas of afterlife in hinduism, zoroastrianism, judaism, buddhism, christianity, islam, and the bahai faiths. Whether or not there is an afterlife is directly connected with whether or not you believe there is a god. Perspectives of world religions contributions to the study of religion, vol. Due to the dangers the afterlife posed, the book of the dead. Therefore death, the most terrifying of evils, is nothing to us, since for the time when we are, death is not present. Christianity on the afterlife christian beliefs about the afterlife vary between denominations and individual christians, but the vast majority of christians believe in some kind of heaven, in which the deceased enjoy the presence of god and loved ones for eternity. A quotation by epicurus, in a letter to menoeceus, during the third century bce. The afterlife is the belief that the essential part of an individuals. As such, most people are familiar with what christians believe, especially with regard to life after death. Top 10 books about the afterlife books the guardian.
However, many christians have a misunderstanding of the afterlife. Most worldviews must accept their belief in the afterlife on untested faith, but the christian hope is sure for two reasons. Zoroastrianism, judaism, buddhism, christianity, islam, and the bahai faith. The bible gives us the true view of what happens after death. The rest of the book contains wonderful experiences of ordinary people, many of whom have no previous religious or spiritual beliefs, have near death. What happens after your death depends on your belief system. The book was first published in 1995 and has been reissued. Discover the best books about life after death, including classic. Drawing on death and afterlife traditions from cultures around the world, mark mirabello explores the many forms of existence beyond death and each traditions instructions to access the afterlife. Afterlife and salvation in his letter to the romans, paul wrote, for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of god is eternal life in christ jesus our lord romans 6.
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