Death, Dying, and the Afterlife
Death serves as the horizon against which our lives unfold and shapes the choices we make about how to live. In fact, the knowledge of mortality has inspired much of human activity—religion, philosophy, music and visual arts, even...
In This Series
Death’s Place in Our Lives
Defining Death
Death, Illusion, and Meaning
Is It Rational to Fear Death?
Understanding and Coping with Grief
Death Rituals and the Corpse
American Death Rituals
Approaches to Dying Well
Judaism on Death and the Afterlife
Death and Hope in Christianity
Islam on Returning to God
Death, Rebirth, and Liberation in Hinduism
Buddhism on Impermanence and Mindfulness
The Process of Dying in Tibetan Buddhism
Confucian Remembrance, Daoist Forgetting
Death and Syncretism in China
Suicide Examined
The Choice of Euthanasia
Killing in War and the Pacifist Challenge
Considering Capital Punishment
Killing Non-Human Animals
Near-Death Experiences
The Pursuit of Immortality
The Value of Death