Gerhard Lohfink (1934-2024) was professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Tübingen. His many award-winning books include Why I Believe in God, All My Springs Are in You,The Most Important Words of Jesus, Between Heaven and Earth, The Forty Parables of Jesus, No Irrelevant Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Is This All There Is?, The Our Father, and Prayer Takes Us Home, all from Liturgical Press.

• ContentsPreface   ixPart OneWhat People Think   11 The Question of Questions   32 Between Skepticism and Belief in the Soul   103 Survival in Our Descendants?   194 Continual Reincarnation?   275 Dissolution into the Universe?   376 The Longing for Extinction   48Part TwoWhat Israel Learned   571 Faith Seeking Understanding   592 Radical Worldliness   643 Dissociation from Faith in the Hereafter   694 Security in God   755 Faith in Resurrection Begins to Sprout   816 Israel’s Enduring Discovery   87Part ThreeWhat Entered the World in Jesus  951 Jesus’ Preaching   972 Jesus’ Deeds of Power   104 3 Jesus’ Powerlessness   1084 Jesus’ Resurrection   1135 The Firstborn from the Dead   1196 New Creation   124Part FourWhat Will Happen to Us   1291 The Ultimate Encounter with God   1332 Death as Judgment   1443 Judgment as Mercy   1544 Purification in Death   1605 And What about Hell?   1666 The Whole Person   1727 The Whole History of the World   1788 The Whole Creation   1849 The City of Dreams   19410 On the Relativity of Time   20311 On the Endurance of the Soul   21312 On Participation   219Part FiveWhat We Can Do   2311 Genuine Care for Our Dead   2332 Christian Dying   2403 When Does Eternity Begin?   248Acknowledgments   259Works Consulted   261Notes   272

"Thoughtful, entertaining . . . Asking big religious questions Lohfink takes aim at classic discussions of faith from a Christian perspective rooted in wonder and trust. This intelligent, gracious book is a welcome contribution to theological conversations about life, death, and resurrection."Publishers Weekly Starred Review