Reincarnation as a Christian Hope

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  • Geddes Macgregor
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Part of the Library of Philosophy and Religion book series (LPR)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Nature and Importance of the Question
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    Pages 1-11
  3. Confusion in Traditional Christian Options About ‘The Life of the World to Come’
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    Pages 12-25
  4. Ways of Understanding the Concept of Reincarnation
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    Pages 26-41
  5. New Testament and Patristic Witness
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    Pages 42-59
  6. How and Why Reincarnationism Fell Into Disfavour
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    Pages 60-68
  7. Reincarnation as an Interpretation of Purgatory
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    Pages 69-79
  8. Evolution and the Concept of Reincarnation
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    Pages 80-90
  9. Angels and Other Ministers of the Grace of God
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    Pages 91-98
  10. Memory and Claims of Recollection of Previous Lives
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    Pages 99-114
  11. Reincarnation in European and American Literature Since the Renaissance
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    Pages 115-122
  12. Philosophical Objections and Reflections
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    Pages 123-131
  13. Theological Objections and Reflections
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    Pages 132-140
  14. The Life of the World to Come
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    Pages 141-149
  15. Back Matter
    Pages 150-161
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About this book

Keywords

Christian theology Christianity reincarnation theology

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06094-8
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1982
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-06096-2
  • Online ISBN 978-1-349-06094-8
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