
Jesus and the Demise of Death
Resurrection, Afterlife, and the Fate of the Christian
- 238 pages
- English
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Jesus and the Demise of Death
Resurrection, Afterlife, and the Fate of the Christian
About this book
What happens after death to Jesus and to those who follow him? Jesus and the Demise of Death offers a constructive theology that seeks to answer that very question, carefully considering both Jesus' descent into hell and eventual resurrection as integral parts of a robust vision of the Christian bodily resurrection. Taking on the claims of N.T. Wright and Richard B. Hays, Matthew Levering draws strongly upon the work of Thomas Aquinas to propose a radical reconstruction of Christian eschatological theology--one that takes seriously the profound ways in which Christianity and its beatific vision have been enriched by Platonic thought and emphasizes the role of the Church community in the passage from life to death. In so doing, Levering underscores the hope in eternal life for Jesus' followers and gives readers firm and fruitful soil upon which to base conversations about the Christian's future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: The Passage of Jesus Christ
- 1 Christ’s Descent into Hell
- 2 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- 3 Sitting at the Right Hand of the Father
- Part II: The Passage of Christ’s People
- 4 A People in Passage: Faith, Eucharist, Almsgiving
- 5 Can We Merit Eternal Life?
- 6 Do We Have Spiritual Souls?
- 7 Bodily Resurrection and Beatific Vision
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index