- Home
- ACADEMIC
- Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
- Life After Death
Life After Death
Four Views
Life After Death
Four Views
Payment for this pre-order will be taken when the item becomes available
This product is usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks following the publication date
- Delivery and returns info
-
Flat rate of $10.00 for shipping anywhere in Australia
You must sign in to add this item to your wishlist. Please sign in or create an account
Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. No Life After Death View, Graham Oppy (Monash University, Australia)
Responses
Rejoinder to Critics
2. The Immortality of the Soul View, David Apolloni (Augsburg University, USA)
Responses
Rejoinder to Critics
3. The Reincarnation View, Shyam Ranganathan (York University, Canada)
Responses
Rejoinder to Critics
4. The Resurrection View, Joshua Farris (Bochum University, Germany) and Steven B. Cowan (Lincoln Memorial University, USA)
Responses
Rejoinder to Critics
Index
Product details
| Published | 28 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9781350460799 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
-
Some estimate that over three hundred million Near Death Experiences have occurred worldwide, and interest in this subject is skyrocketing. Scholars are divided about their veracity, but to my knowledge, never have the two sides in thoroughgoing interaction been brought together in one book. That makes this volume unique and important.
J. P. Moreland, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biola University
-
Life After Death shows us that belief in an afterlife can be debated with skillful, powerful philosophical arguments and objections This is a rich, accessible debate that should engage any reader interested in whether biological death is the end of persons or whether some continued existence is not wishful thinking but a real, even plausible possibility.
Charles Taliaferro, Emeritus Overby Distinguished Professor, St. Olaf College

























