Hell Disarmed? The Function of Hell in Reformation Spirituality
In Late Medieval Christianity, the concept of hell was closely connected to the sacrament of penance. Hell could be avoided through the right use of penance. And the cleansing sufferings in purgatory could to a certain extent replace the eternal sufferings in hell. The Protestant Reformation rejecte...
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2009
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Year: 2009, Volume: 56, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 366-384 |
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LUTHERAN HELL
PROTESTANT SPIRITUALITY
ARS MORIENDI
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