Reincarnation and Resurrection—A Contradiction?

Reincarnation and Resurrection: Two Central Concepts in Theology and Philosophy

At a seminar held at the University of Lundo in Trentino, Italy, at the turn of the year 2025–2026, I—the author of this page—spoke on the philosophical and theological topic “Reincarnation and Resurrection—How Are They Related?”

These two concepts of life after death are, from both a philosophical and a theological perspective, a topic that is, in some respects, highly controversial. This goes so far that in some religious traditions, one concept has been or is completely rejected because it is said to contradict the other. For example, reincarnation is rejected in certain Christian denominations because it is deemed incompatible with their concept of resurrection.

 

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