tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408901926264824281.post4581582008559698479..comments2023-10-08T07:04:38.239-07:00Comments on Philosophical Orthodoxy: Freedom, Heaven, and PurgatoryIan Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282472629069770070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408901926264824281.post-39737107765892622592007-09-11T19:06:00.000-07:002007-09-11T19:06:00.000-07:00Thanks, Kevin, for the suggestion! The book alrea...Thanks, Kevin, for the suggestion! The book already had piqued my interest - I'll have to take a look at it.Ian and Gildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268880946042907925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408901926264824281.post-79345899588927318312007-09-11T08:54:00.000-07:002007-09-11T08:54:00.000-07:00Ian,I'm glad you enjoyed our paper. Given what yo...Ian,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed our paper. Given what you say here about purgatory, I'd highly recommend that you read the second chapter in Jerry Walls' <I>Heaven: the Logic of Eternal Joy</I> if you haven't already. In this very interesting chapter, Walls gives an argument why Protestants should at the very least be open to the doctrine of Purgatory, if not embrace it. Walls' argument focuses on the process of character formation and perfection and, I think, captures what Dante's account in the <I>Purgatorio</I> is. While I'm not Roman Catholic at present myself, I think that Walls and Dante have this issue spot-on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991892874834143548noreply@blogger.com