sample of an annotated bibliography
- Rippin, Andrew. Muslims: their religious beliefs and practices. Routledge, 2014.
The author provides a complete analysis of the Islam culture from the formative age to the present day. He examines the unique religious elements that have combined to form Islam today. The author summarizes the influence of the Quran and the life of prophet Muhammad. He analysis the historical interaction of Muslim to create theology and law of Muslims.
- Seymour, Charles. A theodicy of hell. Vol. 20. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013.
Seymour discusses the relationship between the eternal punishment and goodness of God. He summarizes the medieval theology that tried to resolve the dilemma of the penalty of sin. He also discusses the question of contemporary thinkers that eliminate the retributive element. The author communicates his novel understanding that sees hell as avoiding the extreme side as discussed by traditionists and modern thinkers.
- Talbott, Thomas. “Heaven and Hell in Christian thought.” (2013).
The author observes that behind the basic idea held by Christians about heaven and hell, there is also a human belief that life extends above death. He notes that although some Christians may exclude the idea about karma and reincarnation many believe on the need for punishment of evildoers. The author suggests that most Christians believe in a supreme being who punishes the wrong.
- Nagasawa, Yujin., and Benjamin. Matheson. The Palgrave Handbook of the Afterlife. 1st ed. 2017. ed., Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
The author provides an overview of the common thought ideas of life after death. He starts with an overview of ancient thoughts on the topic. This he does by looking at various thinking by civilization from old worlds. They examine the philosophical understanding of the traditional notion of the afterlife. He concentrates on ancient and modern thought about heaven, hell and purgatory. They also give various metaphysical accounts that may account to life after death.