Author(s): Dinesh D'Souza (Author), Rick Warren (Foreword)
Publisher: Regnery Faith
Publication Date: 19 Nov. 2009
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1596980990
ISBN-13: 9781596980990
Book Description
Unlike many books about the afterlife, Life after Death makes no appeal to religious faith, divine revelation, or sacred texts. Drawing on some of the most powerful theories and trends in physics, evolutionary biology, science, philosophy, and psychology, D’Souza shows why the atheist critique of immortality is irrational and draws the striking conclusion that it is reasonable to believe in life after death. He concludes by showing how life after death can give depth and significance to this life, a path to happiness, and reason for hope.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A brilliant investigation of the fascinating and crucial issue of what happens when we die. It is an inquiry conducted on the basis of scholarship and reason and it provides a convincing answer that is explosive in its impact.” –RICK WARREN, author of The Purpose Driven® Life
From the Inside Flap
Life After Death: The Evidence
Is death the end? Or, as bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza argues, do the latest discoveries in physics and neuroscience, the most convincing philosophical deductions, and the most likely conclusions from anthropology and biology lend increasing credibility to the prospect of life after death?
Life After Death: The Evidence presents a reasoned, scientifically based case that life after death is more than possible, it is highly probable. Indeed it has far more evidence on its side than atheistic arguments about death marking our complete and utter extinction. In a stunning tour de force, D’Souza reveals:
How modern science lays the groundwork for a science-based belief in life after death The distinctions between mind and brain—and why it is perfectly reasonable to assume that your immaterial consciousness can survive the dissolution of your material body The great atheist philosopher who provided one of the most ingenious proofs for the likelihood of an afterlife How the theory of evolution, far from undercutting the idea of life after death, supports it The evidence of Near Death Experiences—what it tells us, what it doesn’t Why the Christian view of the afterlife is the most compelling and best suits the evidence What the probability of life after death means for our lives before death
Provocative, and combining a mastery of the arguments from philosophy, physics, and biology with an incisive analysis of how the world’s major religions have viewed the afterlife, D’Souza shows why we can expect that what Shakespeare called the undiscovered country” will be discovered by us all.
From the Back Cover
Praise for Life Afer Death
A brilliant investigation of the fascinating and crucial issue of what happens when we die. It is an inquiry conducted on the basis of scholarship and reason and it provides a convincing answer that is explosive in its impact. –RICK WARREN, author of
The Purpose Driven® Life
An indispensable, electrifying book. Writing clearly, forcefully, and fairly, D Souza covers an amazing range of arguments. I know of no better way to understand the issue of life after death than to get this book and just follow the argument. –DALLAS WILLARD, professor of philosophy, University of Southern California
From the moment I started reading Life After Death, I found myself compelled and enthralled. This is an important and fascinating book that will reinforce the faith of the believer and enlighten and challenge even the most hardened skeptic. –MICHAEL MEDVED, nationally syndicated radio host
Never one to be daunted by attempting the impossible, Dinesh D Souza here shows again the argumentative skills that make him such a formidable opponent. –CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, author of
God Is Not Great and The Portable Atheist
Writing not only for the religious believer but also for the honest seeker, Dinesh D Souza displays a sophisticated understanding of religion, philosophy, history, and science in making a convincing case for life after death. –DEEPAK CHOPRA, author of
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
It is always a pleasure to read works by Dinesh D Souza, and Life After Death is no exception. The author guides the reader gently through the thickets of philosophy, physics, and brain science toward his stunning conclusion that is made to seem entirely reasonable because it IS reasonable. –DANIEL ROBINSON, philosophy faculty, Oxford University
A delightfully readable book on a subject of surpassing importance. I found myself constantly amazed at the clear and accessible way in which D Souza writes about such deep and subtle questions. Drawing upon his broad knowledge of the latest discoveries in fields as diverse as cosmology and neuroscience, he makes a powerful case for life after death. –STEPHEN BARR, professor of theoretical particle physics, University of Delaware
About the Author
Dinesh D’Souza is cofounder and director of the Y God Institute. Formerly he was a White House policy analyst and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. The author of several best-selling books, including Illiberal Education, What’s So Great About America, and What’s So Great About Christianity, he lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California, with his wife Dixie and their daughter Danielle. His websites are: dineshdsouza.com, ygodinstitute.org.
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