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Denys Turner is professor emeritus of historical theology at Yale University and former professor of divinity at Cambridge University. Among his many books are The Darkness of God (1995), Faith Seeking (2002), and Faith, Reason and the Existence of God (2004). This interview was conducted at an April 10 event sponsored by the Lumen Christi...

For Catholics, the death of the faithful is cause for hope, even rejoicing, amid the mourning. A prayer at the funeral Mass proclaims, “Lord, for your faithful people, life is changed, not ended.” Death is not an end, but a gateway into everlasting life....