Religion:Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life

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Short description: Book by Pope Benedict XVI
Eschatology:
Death and Eternal Life
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AuthorJoseph Ratzinger
Original titleEschatologie, Tod und ewiges Leben
SubjectChristian eschatology
PublisherCatholic University of America Press
Publication date
1977, 1988[1]
Pages326
ISBNISBN:978-0-8132-0633-2
OCLC17295723
236
LC ClassBT821.2 .R3713 1988

Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life (German: Eschatologie, Tod und ewiges Leben) is a book written by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), originally published in German in 1977 and subsequently translated into English in 1988.[1] The book is the study of the "eschaton", the end times in accordance with the Christian doctrine, such as the parousia, heaven, and hell. Among the issues addressed in it is the concept of purgatory, which he argues may be existential—not temporal—in duration.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ratzinger
  2. Sippo, Arthur C. (December 2008). "Death & Eternal Life According to Ratzinger". New Oxford Review. http://www.newoxfordreview.org/reviews.jsp?did=1208-sippo. Retrieved November 20, 2012.