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Review run date was set for 28 April 2020 for Netgalley, unfortunately life stood at a standstill as I finished the final semester and three subjects of my studies. On 28 March 2021 I was set to write the review and my health became an emotional roller coaster so here I am today 03 October 2021 going to write my review will be post on my blog, Facebook blog, Amazon.com.au, goodreads, kobo, googlebooks and iBooks.

To some death might be terrifying and others might question if there’s life after death. This book is ideal for Christians and non-Christian or those just seeking answers to questions that might be unanswered or unknown. The book helps readers searching for clues or ideas regarding the unknown answers to the question of life after death. The book sets a description of terms and the studies around life after death.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from Harvest House Publishing via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own thoughts, feelings and viewpoints of the book.
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A fantastic read that looks into the ways people face death, a topic that a lot of people do not like to converse about, and how to overcome their fear. The later part of the book explains the way the Bible gives hope to people regarding death. A very interesting read that I would highly recommend to all.

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I admit I haven't read a theology based book lately dealing with the question of our approach to death, our efforts to define immortality and embrace it and the numerous ways non Christian (and some Christian) people try to overcome death. Clay Jones has written a book which while aimed I think at a more popular level audience will also benefit an academic audience. Its driving foundation is the resurrection of Jesus and while the last chapters deal with this, the prior chapters and bulk of the book examine the various ways secular culture tries to deal with the fact of death, whether Transhumanism, Symbolic Immortality, Cryonics and so forth. The author further examines the efforts of those who deal with the problem of death by trying to reduce it to non existence and immortality through our post death return to the world of particles/stardust etc. This is an important book and I found the overview of current thinking on and examination of secular immortality particularly helpful. In the end, I believe the case is made for the uniqueness of the Christian worldview in the resurrection of Jesus. While I think a non Christian would find this book informative and the contrast with the resurrection very clear, I personally think Christians will benefit more from reading it. Highly recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harvest House Publishers for ARC.

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I saw this book and immediately wanted to know what others thought about the fear of dying. We have recently had several deaths of people that are close to us, so this was perfect timing. I find it interesting to read about ways that people are trying to make these "immortality projects" work for them to where they can live longer. I have not heard about these and found it interesting that people think they can prolong their life with these projects.
My belief is the same as Clay Jones, the only way to face death is to know that there is only one way to get to heaven and that is through God's son, Jesus. No one else can save you. Look at the Bible and how long it's truth's have held out. Amazing that the Bible was written years and years ago and it's truth is still evident even today. Jesus dies on the cross for all of us to have everlasting life and that is our one and true way to face the fear of death.
I appreciate Clay Jones and his approach to these theories/projects that are being tried. It definitely gave me some enlightenment.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an advanced copy of this book.

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