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Routledge Revivals Death in the Secular City First published in 1972 Death in the Secular City grapples with questions like is resurrection and immortality a meaningful concept in the age of lunar expedition, what are the appropriate symbols for renewed belief in heaven etc. in a lucid and forthright manner. Russell Aldwinckle refuses to make his problem easier by reducing immortality to a present experience in this life only. The inadequacies of such a view are clearly emphasized in a synthetic but critical analysis of the views of such men as J.A.T. Robinson, I.T. Ramsey, David Edwards, Paul Tillich, and Gordon Kaufman. The author deals with a range of topics that bear on the central theme: philosophical problems of time, the nature of biblical concepts and of religious language and symbolism, and the nature and status of man in the light of recent sci- entific thinking. This gives the book a wide appeal and it will be an inter- esting read for scholars of theology, philosophy and also for ordinary readers. Death in the Secular City A Study of the Notion of Life after Death in Contemporary Theology and Philosophy Russell Aldwinckle Firstpublishedin1972 byGeorgeAllen&UnwinLtd. Thiseditionfirstpublishedin2022byRoutledge 4ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN andbyRoutledge 605ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©GeorgeAllen&UnwinLtd,1972 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilisedin any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublishers. Publisher’sNote Thepublisherhasgonetogreatlengthstoensurethequalityofthisreprintbutpoints outthatsomeimperfectionsintheoriginalcopiesmaybeapparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and welcomes correspondencefromthosetheyhavebeenunabletocontact. ALibraryofCongressrecordexistsunderISBN:0042000246 ISBN:978-1-032-36918-1(hbk) ISBN:978-1-003-33448-4(ebk) ISBN:978-1-032-36919-8(pbk) BookDOI10.4324/9781003334484 Death in the Secular City A STUDY OF THE NOTION OF LIFE AFTER DEATH IN CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY by RUSSELL ALDWINCKLE LONDON • GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD Ruskin House Museum Street First published in 1972 This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. All rights are reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, 1956, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the publishers. © George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1972 ISBN o 04 200024 6 hardback o 04 200025 4 paperback Ackno wledgement s The author and publishers would like to thank the following publishers for their courtesy in permitting the quotation of brief extracts from copyright works: S.C.M. Press Ltd, (Bonhoeffer, D. Ethics, Toulmin S. E., & Hepburn, R. W. & Maclntyre, A. Metaphysical Beliefs, Barbour, Ian Issues in Science and Religion, Ogden, S. The Reality of God and other Essays, Moule, C. F. D. The Significance of the Message of the Resurrection for Faith in Jesus Christ, Hick, John Christianity at the Centre, Pannenberg, W. Jesus: God and Man, Dahl, M. E. The Resurrection of the Body, Barr, James Old and New in Interpretation and Biblical Words for Time, Cullmann, Oscar The Early Church, Ramsey, I. T. Freedom and Immortality, Clark, N. Interpreting the Resurrection, Ellul J. Violence-, Wm Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, (De Chardin, T. 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