Practicing Prayer for the Dead

by James B. Gould

Book Overview

Throughout history Christians have prayed for the dead. This book challenges Protestants, who seldom pray for the dead, to begin doing so, and Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, who pray only for the Christian dead, to include the unsaved as well. Gould discusses the meaning of prayer for final consummation of all things, growth of the blessed in heaven, purification of the imperfect in purgatory, and salvation of the unsaved in hell--identifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498284566
• ISBN13: 9781498284561
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"