@article{911242,
      author = {Hoye, William J.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/911242},
      title = {The emergence of eternal life /},
      abstract = {"The question of whether life exists beyond death remains  one of the most pertinent of our existence, and theologians  continue to address what relevance the answer has for our  life in the present. In this book, William J.Hoye uses the  phenomenon of emergence - the way higher forms of existence  arise from a collection of simpler interactions - as a  framework for understanding and defending the concept of  eternal life, showing howit 'emerges' fromour present life,  our human longing for fulfilment and happiness, and our  striving for knowledge of reality. Hoye uses the work of  Karl Rahner and Thomas Aquinas to explore questions  concerning suffering, the ultimate relevance of morality,  and how the fundamental idea of responsibility changes when  viewed eschatologically. Contemporary reasons for denying  an afterlife are examined critically and extensively. This  book will be of great interest to those studying systematic  theology, theological anthropology, and Catholic  theology"--},
      recid = {911242},
      pages = {1 online resource (305 pages)},
}