Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
Title | Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry L. Walls |
Publisher | Brazos Press |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2015-01-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 144122257X |
Will heaven be boring? How can a good and loving God send people to hell? Is there such a place as purgatory? If so, why is it necessary, if we're saved by grace? Questions about the afterlife abound. Given what is at stake, they are the most important questions we will ever consider. Recent years have seen a surge of Christian books written by people claiming to have received a glimpse of the afterlife, and numerous books, films, and TV shows have apocalyptic or postapocalyptic themes. Jerry Walls, a dynamic writer and expert on the afterlife, distills his academic writing on heaven, hell, and purgatory to offer clear biblical, theological, and philosophical grounding for thinking about these issues. He provides an ecumenical account of purgatory that is compatible with Protestant theology and defends the doctrine of eternal hell. Walls shows that the Christian vision of the afterlife illumines the deepest and most important issues of our lives, changing the way we think about happiness, personal identity, morality, and the very meaning of life.
Visions of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory
Title | Visions of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory PDF eBook |
Author | Bob Lord |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1996-10-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780926143845 |
Bob and Penny Lord have gone to Europe to research the lives of eminent saints and blesseds, focusing on visions of heaven, hell, and purgatory and presenting a case for the reality of these teachings of the Catholic Church.
After Lives
Title | After Lives PDF eBook |
Author | John Casey |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2013-03-07 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0199975035 |
A fascinating exploration of ideas of life after death ranging from ancient times to the present and from religion and philosophy to literature and science.
After Life
Title | After Life PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Harold Brown |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781880033258 |
What happens when we die? Journey from the moment of death to the eternal joy in store for those who follow Christ. Interviews with those who claim near-death experiences, Catholic and scientific literature, and historic accounts of the saints reveal fascinating glimpses of the afterlife.
Purgatory
Title | Purgatory PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry L. Walls |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199732299 |
Companion to: Heaven: The logic of eternal joy (2002).
Heaven, Hell, . . . and Purgatory?
Title | Heaven, Hell, . . . and Purgatory? PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Root |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 2015-09-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1498201067 |
What is our destiny? The final end of humanity and the universe is a subject of perennial interest, especially for Christians. What are we promised? Will anyone finally be left out of God's intentions to bless humanity? What sort of transformation will be needed to enter the presence of God? These questions have been at the heart of Christian teachings about last things. The 2013 Pro Ecclesia Conference of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology focused such issues on the theme "Heaven, Hell . . . and Purgatory?" The six essays in this volume cover a range of topics of interest to Catholic, Evangelical, and Orthodox theology.
Heaven and Hell
Title | Heaven and Hell PDF eBook |
Author | Bart D. Ehrman |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2021-03-23 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1501136747 |
Over half of Americans believe in a literal heaven, in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible. Ehrman shows that eternal rewards and punishments are found nowhere in the Old Testament, and are not what Jesus or his disciples taught. He recounts the long history of the afterlife, ranging from The Epic of Gilgamesh up to the writings of Augustine, focusing especially on the teachings of Jesus and his early followers. Ehrman shows that competing views were intimately connected with the social, cultural, and historical worlds out of which they emerged. -- adapted from jacket