Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

Christ the Conqueror of Hell

The Descent Into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 Christ'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 Lord'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 the only hindrance to life in Christ, he presents the gospel message anew, even in the shadow of death.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9780881410617
• ISBN-10: 0881410616
• Artikelnr.: 30866959

Autorenporträt

Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev has authored numerous works on theology and church history, and is an internationally recognized composer of liturgical music. In the words of Patriarch Alexei II of blessed memory, "His many years of service to the mother church, his rich creative activity, and his broad perspective enable him to present the tradition of the Orthodox Church in all its diversity."