
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...

Demonstrates that, though there has been considerable disagreement and even polemic between Christians on the topic of purgatory, there is significant room for agreement between Catholics and many heirs of the Reformation concerning what happens after death.