In Catholic theology, purgatory has been understood as applying to persons who are already in a state of grace or salvation. In popular thought, however, it is sometimes understood as a "second chance" for the unconverted. In this book, a follow-up to his earlier Heaven: The Logic of Eternal Joy and Hell: TheLogic of Eternal Damnation, Walls completes his examination of the Christian theology of the afterlife with a inclusive and multi-denominational analysis ofthe doctrine of purgatory. This is a sequel to Walls's Heaven: the Logic of Eternal Joy (2002) and his earlier book Hell: The Logic of Eternal Damnation (1992). With Purgatory, Walls completes his examination of the Christian theology of the afterlife. He sketches the theological rationale for the doctrine of purgatory and traces its development in Roman Catholic theology. He examines Protestant objections to the doctrine - in particular the claims that it is notscriptural - andthe Protestant Reformed and Wesleyan alternatives.As an intermediate state between death and resurrection, purgatory has traditionally assumed body-soul dualism, a concept called into question by much recent theology. Walls considers the impact of a monistic view of the human personon the doctrine of purgatory. In Catholic theology, purgatory has been understood as applying to persons who are already in a state of grace or salvation. In popular thought, however, it is sometimes understood as a "second chance" for the unconverted. Wallsexamines the doctrine in the light of "inclusive" theories of salvation that allow for repentance and conversion after death. He concludes with an examination of C.S. Lewis's writings on purgatory, and suggests that Lewis can be a model for evangelicals and other Protestants to engage the doctrine ofpurgatory in a way that is true to their theology. IntroductionChapter 1: A Short History of PurgatoryChapter 2: Protestant Objections and Alternatives to PurgatoryChapter 3: Models of PurgatoryChapter 4: Personal Identity, Time, and PurgatoryChapter 5: Purgatory and Theories of a <"Second Chance>"Chapter 6: C.S. Lewis and the Prospect of Mere PurgatoryConclusion: Looking Forward by Looking Back
- ISBN: 978-0-19-973229-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés