Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life

Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life (German: Eschatologie, Tod und ewiges Leben) is a book written by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), originally published in German in 1977 and subsequently translated into English in 1988.^[1] The book is the study of the "eschaton", the end times in accordance with the Christian doctrine, such as the parousia, heaven, and hell. Among the issues addressed in it is the concept of purgatory, which he argues may be existential—not temporal—in duration.^[2]

Eschatology:
Death and Eternal Life

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Author	Joseph Ratzinger
Original title	Eschatologie, Tod und ewiges Leben
Language	German, English[1]
Subject	Christian eschatology
Publisher	Catholic University of America Press
Publication date	1977, 1988[1]
Pages	326
ISBN	978-0-8132-0633-2
OCLC	17295723
Dewey Decimal	236
LC Class	BT821.2 .R3713 1988