MEANING LIFE AHEAD OF DEATH IN HEIDEGGER AND RAHNER'S COMPARISONAL REFLECTION

Death is usually seen as the end of everything. So many people try and build an effort to run from death in so ways, both conventional modern, traditional one high technology usage. However, whatever we do, finally face death. The fear sometimes makes humans it, make a tranquilization, inauthentic attitude, or according Heidegger “inauthenticity being-toward-death”. Consequently, opportunities for meaningful life are left behind. By using qualitative method through literature research, this inquiry comes reflection meaning frame comparative study. This paper based on Heidegger’s argument his book Sein und Zeit (SZ). A new terminology he built, Sein-zum-Tode, stimulates various questions vis-a-vis reality encountered by entire society today’s world. Are there any relevances here now? To balance reflection, presents theological perspective Karl Rahner, former student. comparing these two thinkers, between philosopher theologian, author that mystery must be understood relation creative world