Can Catholics and Evangelicals Agree about Purgatory and the Last Judgment? - Softcover

Salkeld, Brett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809146819 ISBN 13: 9780809146819

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book presents an ecumenically sensitive explanation of the Catholic doctrine of purgatory. By recognizing that all Christians must answer the question about what happens to imperfect Christians at death, it is able to put the doctrine of purgatory in dialogue with other Christian responses to this question. The work of evangelical theologian Miroslav Volf is particularly helpful in this regard as his theology of the judgment is elegant, comprehensive and well-grounded in the broader Christian tradition and in Scripture. While there has been considerable disagreement and even polemics among Christian denominations on topic of purgatory and the afterlife, this reading resource suggests that there are significant possibilities for agreement and rapprochement. Highlights: •Aaddresses topic of purgatory ecumenically •Presents historical development and biblical basis •Reading resource accessible to both academics and general audience •Provides a good overview of Catholic understanding on this topic •Utilizes the work and insights of evangelical theologian Miroslav Volf •Review questions end each chapter •Bibliography for further reading •Resource for undergraduate or graduate courses on eschatology †

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About the Author

Brett Salkeld is a doctoral candidate in systematic theology at Regis College, Toronto and has coauthored How Far Can We Go?: A Catholic Guide to Sex and Dating.  He has been appointed to the Canadian national Roman Catholic - Evangelical Dialogue by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

From the Back Cover

Brett Salkeld's crisp writing and deep insights make this book a pleasure to read. It contributes wonderfully to ecumenical dialogue and to the pastoral understanding of life after death.
Dr. Margaret O'Gara, Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto

Within a brief hundred pages, Brett Salkeld has managed to summarize carefully and clearly the historic disagreements between Catholics and Evangelicals on the neuralgic doctrine of purgatory and to explore promising new directions for their ultimate reconciliation in our contemporary ecumenical age. I wholeheartedly recommend this masterful gem to anyone familiar with the ancient sixteenth-century debates and interested in finding a path forward beyond them.
Most Rev. Richard J. Sklba, vicar general/auxiliary bishop, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

What shall we say about purgatory? Catholic affirm it, without always being clear about just what their own church teaches. Protestants reject it, though perhaps without having examined the arguments for and against. Brett Salkeld offers a creative, biblically informed restatement of a doctrine that has long divided the Christian churches.
Joseph L. Mangina, associate professor of theology, Wycliffe College, Toronto

This reading resource suggests that there are significant possibilities for agreement and rapprochement in the ecumenical dialogue by providing an overview of the Catholic understanding and utilizing the work and insights of the evangelical theologian Miroslav Volf.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809146819
• ISBN 13: 9780809146819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144