Springer Death and Dying: Comparative Philosophy of Religion Volume 2

This scholarly collection examines how the world's religious and cultural traditions address death in an age of medical reductionism. The book brings together 14 essays from academics across diverse religious and philosophical backgrounds who participated in Drake University's lecture and dialogue series. Rather than treating death as merely a clinical diagnosis, the contributors explore death as a profound mystery worthy of contemplation and offer creative, contextual responses grounded in Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and other traditions. The volume challenges the medicalization of death and recovers rich theological and philosophical resources for understanding mortality, grief and the human condition. Ideal for students, scholars and readers seeking deeper perspectives on death's meaning beyond the clinical model.