Taking the sting out of death

14 January 2026, The Tablet

Topic of the week – Taking the sting out of death

I am not sure that the book of nature and the book of Scripture are as incompatible as Matthew Whelan implies (“Nature red in tooth and claw”, 10 January). The idea that death is an essential precursor to life is an inescapable theme in the New Testament.

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