Why the Resurrection Changes Everything (If It's True) | N. T. Wright & Shelly Kagan

About this episode

A theologian and a philosopher discuss the implications of Jesus' Resurrection on our understanding of death and the afterlife.

In today’s episode, a theologian and a philosopher explore what happens when we die. They discuss questions like, Is death the end, or is it the beginning of something new? And how do Christian claims about Jesus’ Resurrection change the way we think about death today? You’ll hear from N. T. Wright, a New Testament scholar at Oxford, and Shelly Kagan, a philosopher at Yale. In this lively conversation moderated by Columbia medical ethicist Lydia Dugdale, they explore death, the afterlife, Jesus’ Resurrection, and how our views on these subjects influence the way we live right now. This forum was held at Yale in 2014. Thank you to the student planning team for making this event possible. Find additional resources and quotes on the podcast episode page here .

People in this episode

Host: Lydia Dugdale

Guests: N. T. Wright, Shelly Kagan

Topics covered

• resurrection
• death
• afterlife
• Christianity
• philosophy
• theology

Keywords

• resurrection
• death
• afterlife
• Christian claims
• theology
• philosophy
• N. T. Wright
• Shelly Kagan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale, Oxford, Columbia

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