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Approaching the end

Jones, David Albert.

Approaching the end a theological exploration of death and dying / [electronic resource] : David Albert Jones. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (viii, 241 p.) - Oxford studies in theological ethics .

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-238) and indexes.

The need for a theological approach to death -- In every way a good thing : death in the thought of Ambrose of Milan -- Not good for anyone : death in the thought of Augustine of Hippo -- An illuminating comparison : Augustine and Ambrose on the theology of death -- In one way natural, in another unnatural : death in the thought of Thomas Aquinas -- Both something suffered and a human act : death in the thought of Karl Rahner -- Final reflections.

9781435622890 (electronic bk.) 1435622898 (electronic bk.)

BT825 / .J66 2007eb

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