Throughout history, the mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures to the bo

Suppose you knew that, though you yourself would live your life to its natural end, the earth and all its inhabitants would be destroyed thirty days after your

A magisterial work of social history, Life After Death illuminates the many different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happ

Examines the subject of death and immortality in Africa, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece. Also from the point of view of the Old Testament, New Testament, Judaism, C

This volume looks in detail at the life-after-death doctrines of seven world religions and asks many questions such as: are there important parallels between th