Rescue for the Dead: The Posthumous Salvation of Non-Christians in Early Christianity
(Part of the Oxford Studies in Historical Theology Series)
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Christianity is a religion of salvation in which believers have always anticipated post-mortem bliss for the faithful and non-salvation for others. Here, Trumbower examines how and why death came to be perceived as such a firm boundary of salvation. Analyzing exceptions to this principle from ancient Christianity, he finds that the principle itself was slow to develop and not universally accepted in the Christian movement's first four hundred years...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195140990
ISBN13:9780195140996
Release Date:September 2001
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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