OK, well, maybe not. But I’m interested in what texts people suggest for an intense overview of scholarly works on the resurrection of Christ and works on the resurrection of human bodies (if that’s the appropriate way to characterize it).
Moreover, I’m interested in works on immortality, and the evidential value of near-death experiences for immortality.
I’ve already skimmed the following sources:
- Caroline Bynum’s The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336
- Frank Tipler’s The Physics of Immortality
Add to that list John Hick’s Death and Eternal Life!
“The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave” Looks interesting for a negative perspective.
(http://www.amazon.com/Empty-Tomb-Jesus-Beyond-Grave/dp/159102286X/sr=8-2/qid=1165373487/ref=sr_1_2/105-6104181-6907638?ie=UTF8&s=books)
Hey Quine!
Thanks for your suggestion. I definitely appreciate hearing about books with a negative perspective on resurrection!
Much appreciated,
Joe
A good place to start might be The Resurrection. The book is the result of a number interdisciplinary symposiums on various topics like the incarnation, trinity, etc. I don’t know of any specific sources that talk about near death experiences having evidential value over and above the standard stuff on mystic/religious experience.