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Death and Afterlife essays Flashcards

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What is the first essay ?

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Critically analyse the Christian view of heaven

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What is your view for essay 1?

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Heaven is a physical state which exists.

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what is the intro for essay 1 ?

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Heaven is a place where eternal happiness with God. Reunited with loved ones. Some other believe that it is a spiritual place or it doesn’t actually exist.

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What scholars are in essay 1 ?

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Aquinas, Karl Rahner, Paul, Bernard Williams, Dawkins, Dante.

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what is the point in para 1 ? essay 1

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Aquinas, Beautific Vision - face to face with God. Timeless vision - There would be no more time - past, present and future would come together. - Karl Rahner supports this view of a timeless afterlife.
Jesus will come again - Parousia
‘your kingdom will be done on Earth as in Heaven’
‘Today you will be with me in paradise’

Protestants - Physical place - reunited with loved ones.

Dante’s Paradiso - 9 spheres of heaven

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what is the counterargument for para 1 ? essay 1

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It’s a spiritual state

Person recognizes and accepts God’s grace, and is forgiven and made whole.

Catholic View - Our soul goes to be with God.

Mind is separated from body - near death experiences.

Being in a physical state causes problems:

  • whether heaven is time bound ?
  • whether we will encounter other people.

Heaven is a metaphor for the Christian moral and spiritual way of life.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument for para 1 ? essay 1

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Gospels - there will be a bodily resurrection at the 2nd coming of Jesus and there will be the creation and of the current world.

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what is the point in para 2 ? essay 1

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Christian Symbols of Heaven -

  • idea of plenty
  • idea of being surrounded by angels.
  • idea of meeting God the Father.

Parable of Sheep and Goats - the ones with good actions go to Heaven and the ones without go to Hell.

2 Corinthians 5:1-2 - Paul compares the ‘earthly tent’ of the world humans live in to building from God…. eternal in the heavens’.

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what is the counter argument in para 2 ?essay 1

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Bernard Williams - no immortal human life would be worth living in heaven or otherwise - heaven would become dull and boring if it was experienced for an eternal period of time.

Dawkins - no actual evidence - faith is a gap .

Raises more questions than answers - resurrected bodies in Heaven - how would we eat or age ??

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how will you counterargue the counterargument in para 2 essay 1 ?

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Eternity of endless days in which to praise God , we need to trust in God, beyond human understanding.

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what is essay 2 ?

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Does God’s judgment take place immediately after death or at the end of time ?

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what is your view essay 2 ?

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God’s judgement happens immediately.

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what is the intro essay 2

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ome believe that when we die we are not judged till the last day, when God will decide upon us where we will spend the afterlife. Some others believe that God will judge you as soon as you die.

Some others may argue that Christianity doesn’t actually give a clear answer so it is debated regularly.

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what scholars essay 2

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Irenaeus, John Calvin, Aquinas.

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what is the point in para 1 essay 2 ?

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Lots of Christian theology proposes that people go straight to Heaven or hell as soon as they die.

Aquinas- Beautific Vision - Summa Teleologica - He addressed eschatology supporitng idea of final judgement.

Beautific Vision - face to face with God

Jesus Crucifixion - he was ressurected next day so surly that will happen to us all.

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what is the counterargue para 1 essay2 ?

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Irenaeus - We don’t enter Heaven till final day of judgement where God’s plans come to an end. People wait in peaceful happiness while they wait for final reward. (Some exceptional people such as Saints and Martyrs may go to Heaven before us).

John Calvin- Dead are not sleeping while they wait, but are conscious , either in peaceful bliss or pain depending on what God has chose.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument in para 1 essay 2

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How is it fair that people are ‘fast tracked’. In the eyes of God we are all equal. We were all made in the image of him . God is also just so why would he do this if his omnibenevolence was spread among us equally.

Calvin- doesn’t that mean that we have already been judged ? People will already know where they are gonna go depending on whether they are in pain or peace.

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what is the point in para 2 essay 2 ?

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Lots of biblical support.

‘Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom’

‘Truly I tell you today you will be with me in paradise’- Criminal next to Jesus on the cross - would be going straight to Heaven.

Parable of Rich Man and Lazarus - seems to suggest that Lazarus was taken straight to Heaven after death.

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what s the counterargument in para 2 essay 2 ?

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This was meant to be an illustrative story instead of literal account - Metaphorical.

No punctation was recorded when the Bible was being written, so Jesus could have said to the criminal that instead of going to Heaven today , he is saying that that is what he is telling him TODAY

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how will you counterargue the counterargument in para 2 essay 2 ?

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Just because it is a metaphor doesn’t mean it isn’t showing humans what actually happens. Jesus could be using a metaphorical story just like he did with other parables to show people what will occur when we die, this was very common in his teaching.

In many Christian Prayers, the dead are already in Heaven.

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what is essay 3 ?

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Is purgatory a state through which everyone goes?

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what is ur view for essay 3 ?

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Purgatory is a state through which everyone goes .

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what is intro for essay 3 ?

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Purgatory - Catholic Idea - We need our souls to be cleansed due to sins we have committed in the material world.

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what scholars will u use in essay 3 ?

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Augustine, Hick.

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what is the point in para 1 essay 3 ?

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Purgatory - Catholic Doctrine of a state of preparation for Heaven. Based on catholic view that acknowledges that most people are not bad enough for Hell.

Augustine - we are all tainted due to Adam and Eve - original sin - Garden of Eden - we were all present in Adam’s loins so we are all responsible. - links to concupiscence.

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what is the counterargument in para 1 essay 3

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Goes against God’s benevolence as would require a form of punishment’s and would create pain -

He should accept people into Heaven, regardless of what they’re done -

possible for someone to not commit sin- as long as they follow rules in Bible.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument in para 1 essay 3 ?

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Actually more compatible with God’s benevolence than Hell.

Invented because God’s justice is beyond our understanding and does not need to be considered in human terms - we need to trust in him.

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what is the point in para 2 essay 3 ?

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There is plenty of biblical supprt for purgatory.

Isaiah - ‘I am a man of unclean lips’

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what is the counterargument in para 2 essay 3 ?

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That quote can be seen as ambigious and could suggest forgiveness instead of purgatory.

-RAHNER- purgatory should be seen as a metaphor for spiritual state - people gain a realisation of their sins - pain = guilt of knowing -

PROTESTANTS - unnecessary - sacrifice on cross was total in overcoming sin - purgatory just a mechanism of corruption

If Hell is a symbol, then there is no need for purgatory. - HICK

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how will you counteract the counterargument in para 2 essay 3 ?

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Negatives of Hell - It gets boring after a while and could be seen as just social control as society at the time was very violent.

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what is essay 4 ?

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The God of love would not elect a limited number of people to salvation.’ Discuss.

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what is your view essay 4 ?

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God would elect a limited number of people to salvation.

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what is the intro for essay 4 ?

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Limited Election - Salvation is only for people who God chooses.

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what scholars essay 4 ?

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Augustine, Pope Benedict XVI, Karl Barth, Hick.

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what is point in para 1 essay 4 ?

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Limited Election - salvation and reward of Heaven in the afterlife is only for those whom God, out of his graciousness chooses and judges to be righteous.

Augustine- God would save people thru grace , but onyl a limited number - because due to original sin from Adam and Eve most of us are very sinful. However it still preserves his loving nature by saving some of us.

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what is the counterargument para 1 essay 4 ?

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negatives of it

Hick- Everyone will be saved eventually , whether they are Christian or not so does it really matter.

Everyone will continue their spiritual journey after death and an all-loving God will ensure that everyone is saved.

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what is the counterargue for the counterargument para 1 essay 4 ?

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Pope Benedict XVI - if everyone is saved regardless of their faith then Christ’s death seems pointless - why would he have done this - God sent his only Son to save us.

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what is point in para 2 essay 4 ?

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It removes the power of our free will - proves that God is omnipotent.

A god of love is also a god of justice . It is fair and just that only some of us should be saved depending on our actions and because of the fall.

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what is the counterargue para 2 essay 4 ?

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Unlimited Election - God of love calls all people to salvation and to achieve perfection; the promise of heaven in the afterlife is possible for all.

Karl Barth- unlimited - saying that Jesus brought salvation for the whole world and anyone who accepted the Christian message would be saved.

Limited election undermines free will and moral responsibility.

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how will counterarge counterargument para 2 essay 4 ?

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Unlimited has its weaknesses too. Its unable to control free will- Free will comes with negatives such as evil and chaos. Gives an infinite punishment for a finite sin.

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what is essay 5 ?

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The Christian idea of purgatory makes much more sense than hell.’ Discuss.

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what is your view essay 5 ?

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Purgatory makes more sense than Hell.

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what is the intro essay 5 ?

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Purgatory is a catholic teaching that if you have committed sins and are not ready for Heaven, God will send you to purgatory where your soul will be cleansed. Hell is often depicted as a place of fire and torture.

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what scholars essay 5 ?

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Augustine, Hume, Hick, Pope Gregory, Paul Tillich.

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what is point para 1 essay 5 ?

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hick - God wouldn’t allow his creatures to suffer for all eternity - He was universalist - There would eventually be salvation for all people and afterlife is opportunity to continue a spiritual journey.

Fits in with God’s love more than Hell.

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what is the counterargument para 1 essay 5 ?

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Purgatory still goes against God’s omnibenevolence as would require a form of punishment and would still create pain for his creation which is meant to be made in the image of him.

God should accept people to Heaven regardless of what they’ve done

If the wicked go unpunished, by not going to Hell, then God’s goodness is questioned.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument in para 1 essay 5

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Is hell also compatible with the idea of an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God,

Hume - could there be anything a human could do to justify eternal punishment.

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what is point para 2 essay 5 ?

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Augustine - all tainted with original sin - Adam and Eve - need to be cleansed - all present in the loins of Adam.

Isiah -’I am a man of unclean lips

Pope Gregory - further explored idea of place/state e souls go to be cleansed before fit to enter heaven.

RC - belief in a state of prep - those who have sinned have chance for redemption.

Not a common belief outside catholicism - Matthew- ‘every type of sin and slander can be forgiven’

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what is counterarument para 2 essay 5 ?

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People who have committed sins deserve to go to this downward direction from Earth,

Revelations ‘ Their place will be in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur , which is the second death’.

‘gnashing of teeth’. - Hell has more biblical evidence.

Rich Man and Lazarus - ‘For I am in agony in there flames’.

Idea that christians after death either go Heaven or Hell gives us need for repentance and incentive to follow God’s rules.

If Hell is a symbol , there is no need for purgatory.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument para 2 essay 5 ?

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Paul Tillich - Hell is simply pyschological state of alienatio between God, also is it just social control

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what is essay 6 ?

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Are heaven and hell eternal ?

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what is your view essay 6 ?

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no

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what is the intro essay 6 ?

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Heaven often depicted as a place of fire and torture , heaven depicted as a place of peace and reunion with loved ones, where God will be. Eternity means forever , we will spend time in one of these or even purgatory forever.

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what scholars essay 6 ?

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Hume, Hick, Karl Rahner, Aquinas, Bernard Williams.

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what is point in para 1 essay 6 ?

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Bernard Williams- Heaven will get boring if its for eternity.

Hick - omnibenevolent God wouldn’t let us suffer for all eternity. - He was universalist - there would eventually be salvation for all people and that the afterlife is an opportunity to continue a spiritual journey,

No point in having eternal punishment as it would achieve nothing.

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what is counterargument para 1 essay 6 ?

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Being in presence of God cannot be boring , God would make sure we wouldn’t feel boredom,

Detterant from sin for those who have not yet died.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument in para 1 essay 6 ?

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If our minds and emotions are going to be programmed like this we will loose fee will.

So was hell created for social control ?

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what is point para 2 essay 6 ?

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Karl Rahner - Timeless afterlife - Not affected by passage of time - so whether its eternal or not doesn’t matter.

Idea of endless days had too many problems (such as…)

Beautific Vision - AQUINAS -People come face to face with God- Timeless - No more time but past, present and future are all brought together - avoid problem of possiblity of heaven getting boring or taking up room.

Also, how would people age in eternity ??

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what is counterargument para 2 essay 6

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Mystery we can’t expect to understand in this material life.

Causes its own issues - how might people be resurrected into physical bodies for the beautific vision ??

Also, Trad christian teachings presents the idea of Hell as a place of eternal punshiment.

And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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how will you counterargue the counterargument para 2 essay 6 ?

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Hume - no human deserves eternal punishment - so is it eternal ??

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