TY - BOOK AU - Rouner,Leroy S. TI - If I should die T2 - Boston University studies in philosophy and religion SN - 0268031606 (alk. paper) AV - BL504 .I3 2001 U1 - 237 ROUI PY - 2001/// CY - Notre Dame, Ind. PB - University of Notre Dame Press KW - Death KW - Religious aspects KW - Immortality (Philosophy) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; A short while towards the sun / Rita Rainsford Rouner -- Death and the believer : the end is where we start from / Peter John Gomes -- Is there life after death? / Jürgen Moltmann -- If I should die before I am awakened : Buddhist reflections on death / Malcolm David Eckel -- A rose for the Buddha : in response to David Eckel / Brian W. Jorgensen -- Why people in stories choose mortality when they could have immortality / Wendy Doniger -- The vague hope of immortality / John Lachs -- "This tablet, which itself will quickly perish" / Aaron V. Garrett -- Metaphorical immortality : some Platonic reflections / David L. Roochnik -- The meanings of life / David Schmidtz N2 - "The contributors to If I Should Die offer the reader compelling personal, philosophical, and historical views on questions about death."--BOOK JACKET ER -