On the Resurrection of the Dead by Jr. Turner - 9780367586515

Name: On the Resurrection of the Dead by Jr. Turner - 9780367586515
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

On the Resurrection of the DeadA New Metaphysics of Afterlife for Christian Thought\nAuthor(s): Jr. Turner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367586515, 978-0367586515\nSynopsis\nChristian tradition has largely held three theological affirmations on the resurrection of the physical body. Firstly, that bodily resurrection is not a superfluous hope of afterlife. Secondly, there is immediate post-mortem existence in Paradise. Finally, there is numerical identity between pre-mortem and post-resurrection human beings. The same tradition also largely adheres to a robust doctrine of The Intermediate State, a paradisiacal disembodied state of existence following the biological death of a human being. This book argues that these positions are in fact internally inconsistent, and so a new theological model for life after death is required. \n\nThe opening arguments of the book aim to show that The Intermediate State actuall.