Dust with a Role and a Relationship: Personal Identity and Christian Hope in the Face of Death

What is a soul, really? How does it relate to a mind? A brain? Does brain damage affect a mind? What about a soul? And what about severe brain damage-- like death? What would that do to a mind? A soul? What is a human being, anyway? Is there any rational hope for life beyond death?

These questions may sound complex and scary, but they don't have to be. This book addresses them head on- with a style that is both cheerful and friendly. It presents a broad, clear, and comprehensive explanation of life, death, the universe, and human history- all with nice, wide margins and a good sense of humor.

This book treats the bible as an authoritative text. Some readers may not share that conviction, but Christians and non-Christians alike will be intrigued by its clarity, creativity, cheerfulness and consistency. Without getting bogged down in unnecessary detail and debate, the thesis is edgy, fresh, original and surprisingly clear: We are dust with a role and a relationship.