Christ the Conqueror of Hell The Descent into Hades from the Orthodox Perspective

Name: Christ the Conqueror of Hell The Descent into Hades from the Orthodox Perspective
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ISBN: 9780881410617

ISBN-10: 0881410616

ISBN-13: 9780881410617

Edition: 2009

Authors: Hilarion Alfeyev

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This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church. Using Scripture, patristic tradition, early Christian poetry, and liturgical texts, Archbishop Hilarion explores the mysterious and enigmatic event of Christâ¿¿s descent into Hades and its consequences for the human race. Insisting that Christ entered Sheol as Conqueror and not as victim, the author depicts the Lordâ¿¿s descent as an event of cosmic significance opening the path to universal salvation. He also reveals Hades as a place of divine presence, a place where the spiritual fate of a person may still change. Reminding readers that self-will remains…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Saint Vladimir's Seminary Press
Publication date: 11/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English