Death!: Where Is Thy Victory? - Hardcover

by Douglas Holden (Author)

Death is man's ultimate enemy. Death always brings crisis into his life and continually poses the existential threat to him. Man eternally seeks to probe the meaning of death. Christianity boldly proclaims that It has the answer. The author writes: "A religion that has as Its theme the death of Its Founder and His subsequent Victory over death must inevitably address Itself to the meaning of death. For it is because of Christ's meaningful death that the Church can speak to the death of all men. All of Christian theology is related to the Death of Christ, so it is to His Death that the Church must always readdress Itself." Time and circumstance have obscured and confused the message of Christ and the teachings on His Death. This book presents an intensive re-examination of the teachings of Jesus as well as profound insight into the meaning of His Death as presented in the Gospels and the Epistles. In a clear, cogent manner the author develops a new and incisive characterization of man's ultimate enemy, Death.

Author Biography

Douglas T. Holden was educated at the University of Michigan (B.A.), Duke University (B.D.), Southern Methodist University (Graduate Studies), and the University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland (Ph.D.). Dr. Holden has had extensive academic experience in teaching and administration at Florida Southern College, Andrew College, Bethune-Cookman University, Ohio University, the University of Kentucky, and Marshall University. His work with the Church and Missions has been wide and varied. As an Elder in the United Methodist Church, he has served or assisted some thirty Churches including Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In the area of Missions, he has led teams to the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala.