Marbaniang, Domenic

Excerpts from unfinished rough draft of a writing project at Seminary, 2000 Thanatology (the study or science of death) is a vast subject; its literature incorporating a motley of massive corpus with a time span of above five thousand years. In Christian theology, it is treated under the division of Eschatology (the study or science of Last Things). Though, evidently, a significant subject, thanatology is, ironically, one of the least non-debatable subjects of the world. This is understandable, knowing that it is also one of the least verifiable disciplines of all disciplines. And yet, it is a significant one. It is significant because of the psychological problems it addresses like the shock of bereavement or loss of a beloved one, the instinct of survival, the curiosity concerning the future, or the unknown, etc. It is also significant because of the philosophical 1 and theological problems it addresses like ,“Why is there the phenomenon of death,” “Why is there such a morbid fear o

Excerpts from draft of unfinished writing project at Seminary, 2000 Thanatology (the study or science of death) is a vast subject; its literature incorporating a motley of massive corpus with a time span of above five thousand years. In Christian theology, it is treated under the division of Eschatology (the study or science of Last Things). Though, evidently, a significant subject, thanatology is, ironically, one of the least non-debatable subjects of the world. This is understandable, seeing that it also is one of the least verifiable disciplines of all disciplines. Yet, it is a significant one. It is significant because of the psychological problems it addresses like the shock of bereavement, the instinct of survival, fear of future, anxiety, etc. It is also significant because of the philosophical and theological problems it addresses, viz., “Why is there the phenomena of death,” “Why is there the fear of death,” and “Is there life after death: If yes, of what nature?” Its signi