Physical Death

　

I. Phenomena of Death

1. Contemporary Medical Definition of Death

2. Problem of Euthanasia

3. Experience of Death and Dying: Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, On Death and Dying

 II. Religious Views of Death

1. Hinduism and Buddhism

2. Taoism and Confucianism

 III. Death as Separation of Soul from Body

1. Biblical Description of Dying

2. Human Constitution: Ruach-pneuma, Nephesh-psyche

3. Monism and Dualism: John W. Cooper, Body, Soul & Life Everlasting

 IV. The Immortality of Soul

1. The Biblical Usage of Immortality: athanasia and aphtharsia

2. Essential Immortality and Endowed Immortality

 V. Theological Understanding of Physical Death

1. Natural Destiny or Punishment of Sin?

2. Physical Death and Resurrection

3. Spiritual and Physical Death

4. First and Second Death

5. The Death of Death