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Death and the afterlife Flashcards

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Disembodied existence

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Existing without a physical body

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Beatific vision

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A face-to-face encounter with God

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Purgatory

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A place where people go, temporarily, after death to be cleansed of sin before they are fit to live with God

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Election

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Chosen by God for heaven or hell

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Limited election

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The idea that God only choses a small number of people for heaven or hell

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Unlimited election

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All people are called to salvation but only a few will be saved

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Christian rejections

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Reincarnation

Disembodied existence - an idea supported by Plato despite his dualist ideas being influential in Christianity

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Bible quote supporting life after death

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“Those in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to everlasting shame”

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Jesus quote on life after death

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“The one who believes in me will live, even through they die”

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Aquinas on the afterlife

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Belief in the beatific vision. The afterlife is out of time/space and is an eternal moment with God.

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Aquinas on The Fall

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The Fall didn’t corrupt our morals, we can choose right and wrong.

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Aquinas on purgatory

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For those who are neither condemned or elected - a mortal sin needs to be committed for immediate entry to Hell.

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Strengths on Aquinas’ view of the afterlife

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\haven being out of time/space means that the issue of having eternity in heaven with days to be filled is solved

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Weaknesses of Aquinas’ view of the afterlife

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If the beatific vision is when the soul is timeless in God’s presence - how is this the same person who died?

Characteristics we have depend on time.

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Bible quote on heaven

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“My Father’s house has many rooms”

Shows the comfort and familiarity of God’s unconditional love in heaven.

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Bernard William’s criticism of heaven

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The pleasure of living is choosing what to do in our limited existence - eg setting goals/targets.
If we have unlimited time to make choices (like in heaven) then the pleasure is gone.

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Karl Rahner’s response to Bernard Williams

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Limited earthly life (making decisions and goals) might be dependent on unlimited afterlife

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Bible quote on hell

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“A fiery lake of burning sulphur. This is the second death”

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Hume on hell

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The idea of hell calls God’s justice into question - does a finite sin deserve an infinite punishment?

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Hick on hell/afterlife

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Hell is an intermediate state, if it were to be eternal then this is contradictory to an omnibenevolent God.

The afterlife is a continuation of soul-making started on earth.

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Catholic belief on purgatory

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Where the soul is cleansed after death. Prayers from the living can contribute to the cleansing process. This cleansing can be done in earthly life through repentance and confession.

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Karl Rahner on purgatory

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Shouldn’t be understood as a place of pain but as a metaphor for the soul’s greater awareness of consequences of sin in the time between death and last judgement.

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Protestants on purgatory

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Reject - as it is not supported in the Bible and contradicts the idea of salvation. Suggests that Jesus did not complete the final act of salvation on the cross.

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Augustine on election

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Belief in original sin means that no human is worthy of Heaven. Only because of God’s grace we can reach heaven - so only a few will be saved (limited election)

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Calvin on election

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Double predestination. Some elected to hell, others to heaven - God knows our choices and actions and gives grace/punishment accordingly. People shouldn’t assume their election.

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Criticisms of limited election

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It questions our God given free will - is there any point in attempting to live morally if God has already decided?

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Barth on election

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Rejects Calvin’s idea.

Anyone is able to reach heaven if they accept Christ as the saviour.

Unlimited election

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Hick on election

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God will save all, regardless of their beliefs - as all religions depict a universal desire for God

Unlimited election

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What does the parable of the sheep and goats depict?

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There is no middle ground between heaven and hell.

It is peoples actions (not beliefs) that decide their place in the afterlife.

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Irenaeus on God’s judgement

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We don’t reach heaven until the final day of judgement - people exist in a perfect state of happiness until this point.

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Particular judgement

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The popular Christian belief that exceptional people (prophets/saints) have a fast track to heaven

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Calvin on particular judgement/Irenaeus’ idea of judgement

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Supported the view as he argued that the dead are conscious, either in peaceful bliss or in pain - whatever God has chosen for them.

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Final judgement

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The whole nations are judged as well as every person in a final conclusion to all of creation.

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Parable of the rich man and Lazarus on judgement

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Goes against the idea of final judgement as it depicts Lazarus going straight to heaven.
However this parable is not meant to be taken literally.

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Christian prayers on judgement

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Many Christian prayers refer to dead Christians as already being in heaven.

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Aquinas on eternity

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The beatific vision is an eternal, timeless moment rather than an infinite length of time.

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Parousia

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The Second Coming of Christ.
Some believe it will be a single and final event.
Others believe that the transformation/perfection of creation is underway and is the role of Christians today.

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Karl Barth on parousia

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Interpreted it to mean events such as the resurrection of Christ and the giving of the holy spirit/pentecost.

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Advantage of the view that God limits who can enter heaven

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People will have good moral motivation behind their actions, and they will find comfort in the idea that God recognises their good actions

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Criticism of the view that God limits who can enter heaven

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Those who aren’t elected will have to suffer eternally - but surely there is only a certain amount of suffering which can be done before the person recognises their sins?

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St Paul on heaven as a physical place

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Jesus’ resurrection was the “first fruits” and therefore a promise to mankind that they will be resurrected. We will be in a spiritually perfected form.

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Jesus story supporting physical resurrection

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His tomb was empty.

when he came back his disciples didn’t recognise him (Doubting Thomas) “Stop doubting and believe”

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Hell as a physical place quotes

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Jesus described it as “eternal fire”
Revelation describes it as “A fiery lake of burning sulphur”

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Biblical proof of the soul

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“The man became a living soul”

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St Paul on a spiritual afterlife

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When we die we will have a ‘presence with Christ’

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The transfiguration proving a spiritual afterlife

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Moses and Elijah were dead at the time so Peter must have recognised a presence.

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The new earth theology

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At the end of time God will transform creation back to its eden state.

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N.T Wright’s support of the new earth theology

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The lords prayer “thy kingdom come” suggests that Christians should pray for the new earth.

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Revelation’s support of the new earth

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God shows John the future where there is a “new heavens and a new earth”

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Jesus resurrection support of the new earth

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“I have not yet ascended to my father”

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