| A series of 4 talks on the topic of afterlife and AfterDeath
Lecture 1: "Life After Death"
(May 3, 2008: 10:00am-12:00pm)
a) What do Americans belief regarding life after death, heaven, hell, God, and the Devil?
b) A discussion of some key terms pertaining to life after death: ¡§rebirth¡¨ (reincarnation, transmigration, metempsychosis, palingenesis, metensomatosis), resurrection, soul, spirit, out-of-body experience, near-death experiences, apparitions, and possession
c) Some major questions:
Is there a natural conflict between resurrection and the ascent of the soul into heaven?
Is there a natural conflict between the notion of reincarnation and going to heaven or suffering in hell (Hinduism).
Is there danger in believing in an ideal and glorious afterlife?
Lecture 2: "What Survives Death?¡¨
(May 31, 2008: 10:00am-12:00pm)
a) What can we say about the ¡§soul¡¨?
b) Some speculations on the soul: Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, the Upanißads among others
c) Is there a soul? The Buddha¡¦s response
Lecture 3: ¡§Rebirth and the Role of Morality¡¨
(June 28 or July 5, 2008: 10:00am-12:00pm)
a) Is there a distinction between transmigration and reincarnation?
b) Resurrection and Nirvåña
Lecture 4: ¡§Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory¡¨
(July 26 or August 2, 2008: 10:00am-12:00pm)
a) Hindu perceptions and teachings
b) Christian teachings
c) A Visitor to Heaven: Emanuel Swedenborg
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