Embracing an ontological approach to religious phenomena, this study traces the origins and development of Chinese Hell deity worship now prevalent in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. Written for academics and the interested public, it challenges assumptions vis-à-vis the diversi…
"This title was first published in 2003. This book seeks to establish whether a Christian position must entail a belief in hell or whether Christians can hold a coherent theory of universal salvation. Richard Swinburne's defence of hell depends on the argument that hell is nece…
This essential and widely used collection of visions of heaven and hell, the first in English, presents new translations of two visions and newly edited versions of previously translated ones. Describes the place of these works in medieval literature and provides a helpful resou…
The idea of punishment after death—whereby the souls of the wicked are consigned to Hell (Gehenna, Gehinnom, or Jahannam)—emerged out of beliefs found across the Mediterranean, from ancient Egypt to Zoroastrian Persia, and became fundamental to the Abrahamic religions. Once Hell…
Gregory the Great : order in chaos -- Inner death : hell in the conscience -- The punishments : slavery, torture, and hell -- Exceptions to hell : relief and escape -- Calibrated justice and purgatorial fire -- Visions : rights to souls -- Rabbinic Judaism -- Byzantine universal…
Hell and its Rivals -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Foundations -- 1. Gregory the Great: Order in Chaos -- 2. Inner Death: Hell in the Conscience -- 3. The Punishments: Slavery, Torture, and Hell -- Part II. Alternati…
The idea of punishment after death whereby the souls of the wicked are consigned to Hell (Gehenna, Gehinnom, or Jahannam) emerged out of beliefs found across the Mediterranean, from ancient Egypt to Zoroastrian Persia, and became fundamental to the Abrahamic religions. Once Hell…
The idea of punishment after death--whereby the souls of the wicked are consigned to Hell (Gehenna, Gehinnom, or Jahannam)--emerged out of beliefs found across the Mediterranean, from ancient Egypt to Zoroastrian Persia, and became fundamental to the Abrahamic religions. Once He…
The biography of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) is a very noble and exalted subject by which Muslims learn about the rise of Islam, and how the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was chosen by Allah to receive the divine revelation. You also learn about the hardships the Prop…
by Lehner, Ernst, Lehner, Johanna
fromDover pictorial archive series
