How Different Religions View Death and Afterlife, 2nd Edition

By: Christopher Jay Johnson

Book Overview

This book presents an objective, thoughtful and practical explanation of the often-complicated subjects of death and afterlife. Offering a clear, concise and comparative overview of the teachings and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914783858
• ISBN13: 9780914783855
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Charles Press Pubs(PA)
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely fantastic!

I teach a class on death and dying; this book was fantastic at helping the students understand different perspectives. Death and birth are the two end caps of our time on earth both are spiritual in nature. It is important as a clinician/chaplain/human being to be respectful of our fellow being's religious and spiritual beliefs, escpecially if we wish to "companion" others during their experiences with death and grieving.

Straightforward, balanced & full of fascinating information

This is a very straightforward, measured approach to the subject of the death and afterlife beliefs of about 20 different major world religions. To understand these views, one must have at least a basic understanding of the religion and thus, each chapter includes background information about the history of the faith and its main beliefs. The way it is organized and presented -- each chapter basically follows the same approach -- makes it easy to get a good comparative understanding of this very complex subject. I especially like the Questions & Answers chapter that asks a guestion (such as "who will be saved?) and then the each author answers the question from the point of view of his or her faith (each chapter is written by a different author, usually a member of the faith about which he or she is writing). I really was able to get a very good understanding of death and afterlife and how different faiths view it. Highly recommend!!

Excellent book! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

I originally had to buy this book for a death & dying course. Now, after the class ended, I refer to it constantly. It presents the information on death & afterlife beliefs of about 20 different religions in a very easy-to-understand, easy-to-grasp manner. Each religions death beliefs is prefaced by a concise background or history, putting the information on death beliefs into context. You don't have to struggle through pages of difficult-to-understand concepts to comprehend why each faith has its beliefs. Anyone interested in the subject should not skip this book. It is a superior resource!

Enjoyable, complete and easy to read resource

Drs. Johnson & McGee have provided the perfect avenue for exploring and understanding different views of death and the afterlife. This is a very complete and easy to read resource which I highly recommend.

The best of fair representations of the beliefs of faiths

This book is the best of the best in presenting a fair, unbias representation of what different world religions and christian faiths believe about death and the afterlife.