Nothing is more universal in this life than death; it is the common lot of all who come into this life to leave it. Every man or woman is born, and every man or woman must die. All are born as helpless infants, and all depart this sphere equally helpless in the face of death. Even among those who read by the lamp of religious understanding, death is frequently viewed with fear and trembling. And why do we fear death? For some of us, it is because of our ignorance of the unknown, the anxiety associated with going to a place we do not understand. Others fear because they do not know enough about what lies ahead and fret over a profligate lifestyle and the divine justice that awaits them. Others stew over unfinished earthly business. Even those who have lived lives that could be described as decent and upright are hesitant to let go, to surrender themselves to the powers of eternity and release their grip on time. Surely a God who has power over all things, even death, would be merciful enough to his children to reveal sufficient truth to prepare and comfort us concerning what lies ahead.

This book contains perspectives on life after death, primarily from selected proceedings of an academic conference at Brigham Young University. The title of the conference was "Beyond the Grave: Christian Interfaith Perspectives." Representatives of several professing Christian groups were asked to address the topics of death and what lies beyond death from the vantage point of their particular religious traditions. There has been no effort whatsoever to ignore theological differences between the various traditions, nor was it ever expected that a presenter compromise in the slightest what he or she holds to be true. It is our hope that readers will find the contents of this work to be both intellectually challenging and spiritually uplifting.
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