
Paradise Understood
New Philosophical Essays about Heaven
Oxford University Press
Published on 23. March 2017
Book
Hardback
378 pages
978-0-19-879430-1 (ISBN)
Description
Paradise Understood: New Philosophical Essays about Heaven systematically investigates heaven, or paradise, as conceived within theistic religious traditions such as Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It considers a variety of topics concerning what life in paradise would, could, or will be like for human persons. The collection offers novel approaches to questions about heaven of perennial philosophical interest, and breaks new ground by expanding the range of questions about heaven that philosophers have considered.
The contributors wrestle with questions about human life in paradise that span the spectrum of the major subfields of philosophical enquiry. By employing both historical and contemporary philosophical resources, the volume makes a pioneering contribution toward answering pressing questions about human life in paradise. It will serve as a platform for future research, reinvigorating philosophical investigation into these neglected topics within philosophy of religion.
The contributors wrestle with questions about human life in paradise that span the spectrum of the major subfields of philosophical enquiry. By employing both historical and contemporary philosophical resources, the volume makes a pioneering contribution toward answering pressing questions about human life in paradise. It will serve as a platform for future research, reinvigorating philosophical investigation into these neglected topics within philosophy of religion.
Reviews / Votes
There is much erudition, insight and precise and careful reasoning on display throughout. * Philip G. Ziegler, International Journal of Systematic Theology * T. Ryan Byerly and Eric J. Silverman have edited an impressive collection of 17 new essays dealing with these and other problems related to the possibility and desirability of Heavenly existence, its presuppositions, and its implications...All of the essays are of the highest standard of analytic theology, and I can only recommend the book to anyone interested in one of the most important themes of theological reflection concerning the Christian hope for the world to come. * Benedikt Paul Goecke, Reading Religion * The contributions to this volume should provide rewarding food for thought about a wide range of issues, to theists and non-theists alike. * Evan Fales, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
731 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-879430-1 (9780198794301)
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Persons
T. Ryan Byerly is a Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion at the University of Sheffield. His primary research interests are in Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology, and Virtue Ethics. He is the author of The Mechanics of Divine Foreknowledge and Providence: A Time-Ordering Account (Bloomsbury, 2014).
Eric J. Silverman is an Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University. His research interests include Medieval philosophy, ethics, philosophy of religion, history of philosophy, and popular culture and philosophy.
Eric J. Silverman is an Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University. His research interests include Medieval philosophy, ethics, philosophy of religion, history of philosophy, and popular culture and philosophy.
Editor
University of Sheffield
Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor, Christopher Newport University
Content
PART I: THE BASIC NATURE OF PARADISE; PART II: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF PARADISE; PART III: VIRTUE IN PARADISE; PART IV: PARADISE AND RESPONDING TO EVIL; PART V: THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF PARADISE; PART VI: RESURRECTION IN PARADISE; PART VII: FREEDOM IN PARADISE; VIII: THE DESIRABILITY OF PARADISE