Rescue for the dead the posthumous salvation of non-Christians in early Christianity

Christianity is a religion of salvation in which believers have always anticipated some type of post-mortem bliss. This belief in salvation for the faithful has usually meant non-salvation for others. This text examines the establishment of this view

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trumbower, Jeffrey A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001, 2001
Series:Oxford studies in historical theology / Oxford studies in historical theology
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Christianity is a religion of salvation in which believers have always anticipated some type of post-mortem bliss. This belief in salvation for the faithful has usually meant non-salvation for others. This text examines the establishment of this view
Physical Description:xv, 206 p.
ISBN:9780199834747
0199834741