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Purgatory : Philosophical Dimensions

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This book examines the concept of Purgatory. However, in contradistinction to the many monographs and edited volumes published in the past 50 years devoted to historical, cultural, or theological treatments of Purgatory-especially in proportion to the voluminous output on Heaven and Hell-this collection features papers by philosophers and other scholars engaged specifically in philosophical argument, debate, and dialogue involving conceptions of Purgatory and related ideas. It exists to broaden the discussion beyond the prevailing trends in the academic literature and fills an important intellectual gap.

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1. Introduction -- 2. Purgatory, Atonement, and the Self -- 3. Religious and Paranormal Experiences as Evidence for Purgatory -- 4. In the Twinkling of an Eye -- 5. Purgatory's Temporality -- 6. Indulgent Love -- 7. Leibniz, Purgatory, and Universal Salvation -- 8. Mirror Geography: On the Emergence of Purgatory and the City -- 9. Climbing up to Heaven: the Hermetic Option -- 10. Poetry as Purgatorial: Dante and the Language(s) of Purgatory -- 11. Aquinas and the Possibility of a Probable Reasoned Argument for the Existence of Purgatory -- 12. The Body in Crisis: Contemporary Articulation of Purgatory -- 13. Praying for the Dead: An Ecumenical Proposal -- 14. On the Metaphysics of Economics and Purgatory -- 15. Issues of Impermanence: Christian and Early Buddhist Contemplations of Time -- 16. The Purification of Doubt: Is it Better to Exist in Purgatory?.

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