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Title: Death and Eternal Life by John Hick ISBN: 0-664-25509-4 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: mostly unhelpful, full of contradictions
Comment: This books gets 2 stars rather than 1 since it does provide some summarization of the various eastern and western views regarding death and eternal life.
The author's own viewpoint is poorly argued. For example, Hick suggests that the traditional Christian doctrine of the immortality of the soul is untenable due to the emergence of the scientific mind. Hick suggests that anything which cannot be demonstrated as being in accordance with empirical science should be discarded. However, Hick then goes on to say that ESP, clairavoyance (sp?), and other psychic nad paranormal phenomena should be counted as reliable evidence for the existence of life after death (I wonder what empirical scientists would say about this). The author then turns to the eastern religions and panentheism to provide a picture of what eternal life may be like (but without any convincing arguments). On the whole, I think that this book is a waste of time.
Rating: 5
Summary: A journey through death and what might lie beyond ...
Comment: I first read John Hick about 12 years ago and this was the first of his books. My understanding of Christianity in general and the nature of life and death in particular were significantly altered by this book and others by Hick.
Imagine taking a ride through the various theories of life after death as presented by various religions, each one being presented so that you say, "Wow -- now this is it." Hick, in his masterful way, then says, "No, not really, and here's why..." So, throughout the book (although the first 200 pages are less thrilling)you are being led through this maze all the time wondering if, by the time the book ends, you're doing be presented with something that makes sense. The ride is worth it -- you are well rewarded.
Again, nearly anything by Hick is worth reading, but this is a book to settle down into and give yourself up to. It's not light reading by any means, but it is fascinating.
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Title: Fifth Dimension by John Hick ISBN: 1851681914 Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Philosophy of Religion (4th Edition) by John H. Hick ISBN: 0136626289 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 10 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $32.67 |
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Title: Evil and the God of Love by John Hick ISBN: 0060639024 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (Sd) Pub. Date: 01 January, 1978 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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