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"The relation between life and death is a subject of perennial relevance for all human beings, and indeed, the whole world and the entire universe, in as much as, according to the saying of ancient Greek philosophy, all things that come into being pass away. Yet it is also a topic of increasing complexity, for life and death now appear to be more intertwined than previously or commonly thought. Moreover, the relation between life and death is also one of increasing urgency, as through the twin phenomena of an increase in longevity unprecedented in human history and the rendering of death, dying, and the dead person all but invisible, people living in the industrialized and post-industrialized Western world of today have lost touch with the reality of death. This radically new situation, and predicament, has implications--medical, ethical, economic, philosophical, and, not least, theological--that have barely begun to be addressed. This volume gathers together essays by a distinguished and diverse group of scientists, theologians, philosophers, and health practitioners, originally presented in a symposium sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation."--Page 4 of cover

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted communities across the world. Government responses, of promoting 'social distancing' at a population level, and 'self-isolation' of older adults to mitigate its spread have been unprecedented. Despite the importance of these Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM), they present challenges to maintaining a physically active lifestyle, particularly for older adults. CONTEXT: The importance of physical activity (PA) for health is well documented. There is strong evidence that PA in later life reduces the risk of disease, helps to manage existing conditions, and develops and maintains physical and mental function. Staying physically active is particularly important for older adults currently. IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Research suggests that PHSM have already reduced levels of PA for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to COVID-19 many older adults were not engaging in enough PA to attain health benefits. Evidence indicates that there will be an increase in the number of older adults not meeting guidelines for PA due to the impacts of COVID-19. This has implications for population health and public health policy. How to support older adults to remain physically active during and after the COVID-19 crisis will require careful consideration. Going forward it is imperative that policy and practice support all older adults to achieve the recommended levels of PA to ensure that they are not disadvantaged in the short- but also in the longer term by the impact of COVID-19.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- part 1 Revolution and Theological Difference -- Tragedy and Revolution -- Metanoia: The Theological Praxis of Revolution -- The ''Thrilling Romance of Orthodoxy'' -- Nothing Is, Something Must Be: Lacan and Creation from No One -- Revelation and Revolution -- part 2 Ontology, Capital, and Kingdom -- Capital and Kingdom: An Eschatological Ontology -- Neither Servility nor Sovereignty: Between Metaphysics and Politics -- Of Chrematology: Joyce and Money -- Only Jesus Saves: Toward a Theopolitical Ontology of Judgment -- part 3 Infinite Desire and the Political Subject -- The Political Subject and Absolute Immanence -- Rewriting the Ontological Script of Liberation: On the Question of Finding a New Kind of Political Subject -- Ecclesia: The Art of the Virtual -- The Univocalist Mode of Production -- part 4 Reenchanting the Political beyond Ontotheology -- The Commodification of Religion, or The Consummation of Capitalism -- The UnbearableWithness of Being: On the Essentialist Blind Spot of Anti-ontotheology -- ''To Cut Too Deeply and Not Enough'': Violence and the Incorporeal -- The Two Sources of the ''Theological Machine'': Jacques Derrida and Henri Bergson on Religion, Technicity, War, and Terror -- part 5 Theological Materialism -- Materialism and Transcendence -- Truth and Peace: Theology and the Body Politic in Augustine and Hobbes -- The Politics of the Eye: Toward a Theological Materialism -- Notes on Contributors -- Index