Approaching the end :

Jones, David Albert.

Approaching the end : a theological exploration of death and dying / David Albert Jones. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - viii, 241 p. ; 23 cm. - Oxford studies in theological ethics .

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.

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Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.

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