This book examines the concept of Purgatory. However, in contradistinction to the many monographs and edited volumes published in the past 50 years devoted to historical, cultural, or theological treatments of Purgatory—especially in proportion to the voluminous output on Heaven and Hell—this collection features papers by philosophers and other scholars engaged specifically in philosophical argument, debate, and dialogue involving conceptions of Purgatory and related ideas. It exists to broaden the discussion beyond the prevailing trends in the academic literature and fills an important intellectual gap.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2017

ISBN

9783319578910

Topic

Theology & Religion

Subtopic

Christian Theology

Contents
Editors and Contributors
List of Tables
Chapter 1 Introduction: Purgatory’s Religious and Philosophical Heritage(s)
Part I The Nature of Purgatory
Chapter 2 Purgatory, Atonement, and the Self
Chapter 3 Religious and Paranormal Experiences as Evidence for Purgatory
Chapter 4 In the Twinkling of an Eye
Chapter 5 Purgatory’s Temporality
Chapter 6 Indulgent Love
Part II Purgatory and Historical Considerations
Chapter 7 Leibniz, Purgatory, and Universal Salvation
Chapter 8 Mirror Geography: On the Emergence of Purgatory and the City
Chapter 9 Climbing up to Heaven: The Hermetic Option
Chapter 10 Poetry as Purgatorial: Dante and the Language(s) of Purgatory
Chapter 11 Aquinas and the Possibility of a Probable Reasoned Argument for the Existence of Purgatory
Part III Extending Purgatory
Chapter 12 The Body in Crisis: Contemporary Articulations of Purgatory
Chapter 13 Praying for the Dead: An Ecumenical Proposal
Chapter 14 On the Metaphysics of Economics and Purgatory
Chapter 15 Issues of Impermanence: Christian and Early Buddhist Contemplations of Time
Chapter 16 The Purification of Doubt: Is It Better to Exist in Purgatory?
Index