David Albert Jones considers two basic questions: how can we live well in the face of death? and when, if ever, is it legitimate deliberately to bring human life to an end? He focuses upon the distinct theological approaches to death shown by four outstanding Christian thinkers: Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, and Karl Rahner. Jones's aim is not primarily to make a contribution to the history of theology, but rather, through engagement with the thought oftheologians of the past, to reflect on some of the practical and existential issues that the approach of death presents for all of us.
- ISBN10 0191536911
- ISBN13 9780191536915
- Publish Date December 2007 (first published 30 August 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 253
- Language English