Eternal Consciousness
Eternal Consciousness

Author: John S. Dunne

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780268077761

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In his new book, John S. Dunne asks: "So what is eternal consciousness? It is, I take it, consciousness of the eternal in us. If time is 'a changing image of eternity, ' as Plato says, the changing image of the human being is like "The Voyage of Life," four paintings by Thomas Cole, showing childhood, youth, adulthood, and age. The eternal in us is the person going through these phases. It is the vertical dimension of the life, as in the title scene of "War and Peace" where Prince Andre lay on the battlefield looking up into the peaceful sky, perceiving peace in the midst of war. If the horizontal dimension is time and the vertical dimension is eternity, then eternal consciousness is awareness of the vertical dimension. What is more, the vertical dimension carries through the horizontal, as the person walks through life upright instead of being dragged through in 'quiet desperation.' Willingness and hope, accordingly, is willingness to walk through upright with hope in the face of death and darkness." --"from the book" What can I know? What should I do? What may I hope? Dunne explores these questions in his characteristic hermeneutic method, finding the answer in "the words of eternal life" (John 6:68). It is the life of the spirit that is the eternal in us, the inner life of knowing and loving, the life of hope and peace and friendship and intelligence. "If there were no eternal consciousness in a man," Kierkegaard says, "what then would life be but despair?" John Dunne adds, if there" is" eternal consciousness in us, on the other hand, there is hope. To readers of John Dunne's books, "Eternal Consciousness" will be the latest installment chronicling his spiritual journey; to readers new to Dunne's oeuvre, it will be a lively introduction to the distinctive voice and thought of an inspiring author. "As action grows more frantic and voices more shrill in this age of terror, John Dunne's wisdom, born of Eternal Consciousness, shows us and leads us into our true selves--never unloved, never abandoned, willing to walk on with God through life into the very gateway of death itself." --Jon Nilson, Loyola University Chicago

The Everlasting and the Eternal
The Everlasting and the Eternal

Author: J. Kellenberger

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1137553308

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The subject of this book is the relationship and the difference between the temporal everlasting and the atemporal eternal. This book treats the difference between a temporal postmortem life and eternal life. It identifies the conceptual tension in the religious idea of eternal life and offers a resolution of that tension.

Four Views on Hell
Four Views on Hell

Author: Zondervan,

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2016-03-08

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0310516641

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Recent years have seen much controversy regarding a unified Christian doctrine of hell: Do we go to heaven or hell when we die? Or do we cease to exist? Are believers and unbelievers ultimately saved by grace in the end? By focusing on recent theological arguments, Four Views on Hell: Second Edition highlights why the church still needs to wrestle with the doctrine of hell. In the fair-minded and engaging Counterpoints format, four leading scholars introduce us to the current views on eternal judgment, with particular attention given to the new voices that have entered the debate. Contributors and views include: Denny Burk – representing a principle of Eternal Conscious Torment John Stackhouse – representing a principle of Annihilationism (Conditional Immortality) Robin Parry – representing a principle of Universalism (Ultimate Reconciliation) Jerry Walls – representing a principle of Purgatory Preston Sprinkle concludes the discussion by evaluating each view, noting significant points of exchange between the essayists. The interactive nature of the volume allows the reader to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of each view and come to an informed conclusion. BONUS CONTENT: Includes entire first edition of Four Views on Hell to help readers grasp the history of the discussion and how it has developed over the last twenty years.

Rethinking Hell
Rethinking Hell

Author: Christopher M. Date

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1630871605

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Most evangelical Christians believe that those people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of evangelical theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favor of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed, but due to the fact that immortality is only given to those who are in Christ, the unsaved do not exist forever in hell. Instead, they face the punishment of the "second death"--an end to their conscious existence. This volume brings together excerpts from a variety of well-respected evangelical thinkers, including John Stott, John Wenham, and E. Earl Ellis, as they articulate the biblical, theological, and philosophical arguments for conditionalism. These readings will give thoughtful Christians strong evidence that there are indeed compelling reasons for rethinking hell.

Eternal Self
Eternal Self

Author: Phil Nuernberger

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-17

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781098309909

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Eternal Self is the product of 50 years of practice in the science of Tantra Yoga in the U.S. and the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal and India. Tantra Yoga, a spiritual science of Consciousness, creates a life of balance and joy. Religion and philosophy tell you WHAT to do; Tantra Yoga shows you HOW to be. Tantra shares the fundamental requirements of science: experimentation, replication and verification. However, Tantra explores Consciousness and reality through introspection and direct experience rather than analyzing material phenomenon. Eternal Self explores the mystery of Consciousness, maps the principles of Pure Consciousness as the source of energy that manifests material reality. Simultaneously, Pure Consciousness remains the core personal consciousness called the spiritual-Self, or soul. These spiritual principles are surprisingly similar to the quantum vacuum of modern physics. Eternal Self presents a unique analysis of the mind as an energetic field consisting of thought-constructs as energy patterns. It maps the relationship of the spiritual-Self to the energy systems of chakras and subtle senses and the objective reality including the physical body. Our most important personal skill is the ability to focus attention. Eternal Self clarifies the nature of concentration and its impact on the mind. It describes how curiosity intensifies focus, and how fear damages the mind and the ability to focus. Tantra science provides methods for mystical transcendence, but its great practical value is its transformational power, leading to greater emotional intelligence and spiritual realization. The introspective tools and methods of Tantra science dissolve ego issues that are the sources of imbalance, suffering and dysfunction in ourselves, and thus in our families, organizations, and nations. Eternal Self explores the full realization of our humanity, and describes the foundation for a spiritual humanism through transformation and transcendence.

Equations of Eternity
Equations of Eternity

Author: David Darling

Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1622870514

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In a dazzling, lyrical mixture of science and philosophy, acclaimed science writer David Darling makes a provocative case for the workings of human consciousness, its origins, and its destiny when the next Big Bang precipitates a quantum leap in evolution. Equations of Eternity rethinks thought and the existence of intelligence in a way that will give readers a lot to think about.

The Metaphysics of Self-realisation and Freedom
The Metaphysics of Self-realisation and Freedom

Author: Colin Tyler

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2017-03-22

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1845405692

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This first part of Colin Tyler's new critical assessment of the social and political thought of T.H. Green (1836–1882) explores the grounding that Green gives to liberal socialism. Tyler shows how, for Green, ultimately, personal self-realisation and freedom stem from the innate human drive to construct a bedrock of fundamental values and commitments that can define and give direction to the individual's most valuable potentials and talents. This book is not only a significant contribution to British idealist scholarship. It highlights also the enduring philosophical and ethical resources of a social democratic tradition that remains one of the world’s most important social and political movements, and not least across Britain, Europe, North America, India and Australia. Dr Colin Tyler is Reader in Politics at the University of Hull and joint convenor of the Centre for British Idealism.

Japan and the World
Japan and the World

Author: Gail Lee Bernstein

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-03

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1349086827

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This volume focuses on Japan over the last one hundred years, with special emphasis on the twentieth century and the contemporary period. Chapters on cultural, intellectual and economic history, domestic politics and foreign relations trace the complex and multi-faceted process through which Japan has been transformed from an isolated agricultural society to an economic world power and model for the other developing nations. The authors demonstrate the adaptibility of Japan's native tradition in its encounter with the world beyond its own shores, and show how many aspects of traditional Japanese culture and society have been transformed while others have survived, giving contemporary Japan that distinctive flavour of an old insular culture which continues to delight and baffle foreign and native scholars alike.