The Persistence of Purgatory the Persistence of Purgatory

by Richard K. Fenn

Book Overview

Richard K. Fenn focuses on the significance of time in modern society, and why we take it so seriously. He traces contemporary western attitudes toward time back to the doctrine and myth of Purgatory. Fenn makes a provocative case that especially for Americans the sense of the scarcity of time is a sign of social character, shaped by a 'purgatorial complex'. He demonstrates the impact of Purgatory on Protestant preachers such as Baxter and Channing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521568552
• ISBN13: 9780521568555
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"