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The Unbearable Eternity of Paradise: Philosophical Problems in Eschatological Conceptions

The Unbearable Eternity of Paradise: Philosophical Problems in Eschatological Conceptions

Van Houte, Cor P. M.

Paperback

Series: Theology, Book 14

General Christianity

ISBN13: 9798269299266
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 10 2025
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.56 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
What would it truly mean to live forever?

Across centuries, religions have promised eternal life - a paradise beyond decay, pain, or death. Yet beneath these consoling visions lies a deeper philosophical question: can eternity itself ever make sense?

The Unbearable Eternity of Paradise explores the paradoxes of immortality through philosophy, theology, and cognitive science. It examines how human beings imagine the afterlife, how traditions from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism have sought to resolve the problem of infinite existence, and why every attempt encounters the limits of logic, language, and human desire.

Rather than dismissing faith, this book approaches it with intellectual respect and analytical rigor. It asks what eternal life would mean for time, identity, memory, and meaning - and argues that the true significance of existence may not lie beyond death, but within the fragile, finite beauty of life itself.

A work for readers of philosophy, religion, and existential thought, The Unbearable Eternity of Paradise invites reflection on mortality, consciousness, and what it means to be human - precisely because life ends.

Cor P.M. van Houte

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