In one of his most penetrating books, Kreeft ponders the meaning of a terminal illness we all have: death. The three vital questions of Life, Death, and God are approached through a variety of human experiences. Kreeft's book is a new statement of the Christian vision: the meaning of our existence, and of death, is the fulfillment of our deepest desire for the infinite joy and love of God.
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---"Beauty" -- The branch of philosophy dealing with aesthetics.
---"C. S. Lewis and Mere Christianity" -- C.S. Lewis' masterpiece
---"Christianity in Lord of the Rings" -- The cleverly disguised role of God
---"Culture War" -- A call to arms, mapping key enemies and battlefields
---"Existence of God" -- A magnificent overview of the arguments
---"Good, True, Beautiful" -- C.S. Lewis on three great transcendentals
---"Happiness" -- How do you get it? Christ's version vs. the world's
---"Heaven" -- The heart's deepest longing
---"Hollywood Screenwriting" -- Encouragement to film's creative storytellers
---"If Einstein Had Been a Surfer" -- Rediscovering intuitive thinking
---"Lord, Liar, or Lunatic" -- The famous argument for Christ's identity
---"Problem of Pain" -- C.S. Lewis's brilliant exposition on suffering and evil
---"Sex in Heaven" -- Imaging the fire of God's love
---"Sexual Reconnection" -- Healing the link between sex & love
---"Shocking Beauty" -- The live character of Christ
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is my favorite of all of Peter Kreeft's books, and I've read most of them. One might expect a book about death to be depressing, but this book is full of hope and joy.
Kreeft, as always, is wonderfully perceptive, and draws some really sharp insights. For instance, he notes the double meaning in saying that death is the "end" of life - both its termination, but also its consummation (or even its "goal"). "If death is not meaningful, then life, in the final analysis, is not meaning-full. For death is the final analysis...Life cannot be meaningful in the short run and meaningless in the long run, because the long run is the meaning of the short run." Wonderful.
His analogy between death and birth is especially perceptive. The child in the womb is warm and secure, and outside the womb is - he knows not what (although he might have some inklings of the "world beyond" - muffled voices and the like). Birth is a painful thing, and yet he is born into a world infinitely wider and richer than the womb, and he is infinitely freer in the "outside world" than he was in the womb. Even so, we are comfortable in this world, and at any rate, this world is all we know (although we might have inklings of a "world beyond"). Death, like birth, involves pain. Is it possible that death, like birth, brings us into a wider, richer, freer existence than we had before?
And, as the child in the womb draws his life from his mother, he cannot SEE his mother, much less KNOW her AS A PERSON until he is born. Is it possible that, just as, in this world, we can't see God, death brings us into a new relationship with Him ("then we shall see face-to-face")? Food for contemplation, perhaps.
This is a wonderful book; it points in some very profound directions.
Kreeft, as always, is wonderfully perceptive, and draws some really sharp insights. For instance, he notes the double meaning in saying that death is the "end" of life - both its termination, but also its consummation (or even its "goal"). "If death is not meaningful, then life, in the final analysis, is not meaning-full. For death is the final analysis...Life cannot be meaningful in the short run and meaningless in the long run, because the long run is the meaning of the short run." Wonderful.
His analogy between death and birth is especially perceptive. The child in the womb is warm and secure, and outside the womb is - he knows not what (although he might have some inklings of the "world beyond" - muffled voices and the like). Birth is a painful thing, and yet he is born into a world infinitely wider and richer than the womb, and he is infinitely freer in the "outside world" than he was in the womb. Even so, we are comfortable in this world, and at any rate, this world is all we know (although we might have inklings of a "world beyond"). Death, like birth, involves pain. Is it possible that death, like birth, brings us into a wider, richer, freer existence than we had before?
And, as the child in the womb draws his life from his mother, he cannot SEE his mother, much less KNOW her AS A PERSON until he is born. Is it possible that, just as, in this world, we can't see God, death brings us into a new relationship with Him ("then we shall see face-to-face")? Food for contemplation, perhaps.
This is a wonderful book; it points in some very profound directions.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By D. Becker
Format:Paperback
This is a beautifully written and moving book on death-on being mortal. It is written with depth and soul that few books on death can match. Masterfully written Kreeft indicates that we go thru stages to finally appreciate the value death can have in making us whole persons. Kreeft with finesse has interwoven quotes from literature, mythology, poetry and religion.
If you read my other rreviews you will note i dont give out praise easily-but this book was written by someone divinely inspired.
If you read my other rreviews you will note i dont give out praise easily-but this book was written by someone divinely inspired.
33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
KREEFT,WHO SEEMS TO ACKNOWLEDGE C.S.LEWIS AS HIS MENTOR,WRITES ON A PAR WITH C.S.(AND C.S.IS THE GREAT MIND OF THE 20TH CENTURY WHOSE WORKS HELPED ME LEAVE THE DARK).IF THERE IS ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO US THAN THE QUESTIONS OF GOD AND DEATH I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. IF THERE IS ANY BETTER TREATISE ON GOD AND DEATH THAN THIS WORK OF PETER KREEFT I ALSO DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS.LOVE IS STRONGER THAN DEATH IS MANDATORY READING FOR EVERONE EXCEPT THOSE WHO ARE NOT GOING TO EVER DIE.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Peter Kreeft is a fantastic writer
This book talks about death, but it is about life and love.
It is not morbid.
It is enlightening. Read more
It is not morbid.
It is enlightening. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kathryn Bevis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read.
Thought provoking self and cultural examination on the subject that we all avoid, but think about. Highly recommend it for those interested in this subject. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Treferg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Death, where is your sting?
Why death? Why does death complete us?
Peter Kreeft in his book "Love is Stronger than Death", asks the ultimate question? Where will we be at the moment of our death? Read more
Peter Kreeft in his book "Love is Stronger than Death", asks the ultimate question? Where will we be at the moment of our death? Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jackie M. Sthilaire
3.0 out of 5 stars
Kreeft is a whiny writer
While Kreeft brings up good points and interesting at that...he ends up sounding like a whiny teen having a dilemma about death... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Brownie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you Peter.
I read this book in 1999. My husband, age 55, was dying from a brain tumor. I screamed and yelled at this book. Thank you for teaching me the true meaning of death. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Margaretm Oconnell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Review of Death
I underlined half this book--each page is rich with meaning. He quotes heavily from Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, Kierkegaard and Buber. Read more
Published on March 5, 2011 by Keith W. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Book on the Subject
It is the best book I have read on the subject of death.For me,it makes death no longer a fearful monster. Read more
Published on March 31, 2010 by Andre R. Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars
Death Unmasked
Death is mysterious. It is also threatening. It is important enough on its baring in life, not only for its seeming finality, but also for the way it molds our lives. Peter J. Read more
Published on September 17, 2006 by "Rocky Raccoon"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Peter Kreeft's book is a keeper!
Peter Kreeft's aphorisms run from cover to cover. The beauty of his thought will captivate you as you read this book. Read more
Published on July 3, 2001 by Glenn B Siniscalchi
1.0 out of 5 stars
Twilight Zone Religion
This is the first book by Kreeft that I have read and I find it extremely strange. First he tells us that myths all over the world assume that spirits exist, so it must be true. Read more
Published on May 13, 2000 by James Taylor
