Imagining Death

by Sarah O’Dell

Confronting euthanasia, S. Kay Toombs re-imagines death in the context of Christian covenantal community. Continue Reading »

16 Nov 2023

Marked by Death

by Brad East

We are a people marked by death—not death as a power that holds sway over us, but rather the liberating death of Christ on the cross. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022

Have No Fear

by Liel Leibovitz

We Jews know death. Leaf through the Talmud, that treasure trove of rabbinic wisdom, lore, and law, and you’ll find the grim reaper loafing about on every other page, inspiring scores of intricate debates about what precisely we must do when faced with the Great Unfathomable. Judaism gives us no . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2022

The Eternity of God

by Timothy George

Time does not exist apart from eternity’s embrace. Eternity embraces time on all sides, preceding, accompanying, and fulfilling it. Continue Reading »

3 Oct 2016

The Population of Hell

by Avery Cardinal Dulles

Sometimes the complaint is heard that no one preaches about hell any longer. The subject of hell, if not attractive, is at least fascinating, as any reader of Dante’s Inferno or Milton’s Paradise Lost can testify. Equally fascinating, and decidedly more pressing, is the question of how many of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2003