The State of the Impenitent Dead is a book written by Alvah Hovey and published in 1858. The book deals with the question of what happens to the souls of people who die without repenting of their sins. Hovey argues that these souls are not immediately consigned to eternal punishment, but rather exist in a state of ""suspended animation"" until the final judgment. He draws on biblical and theological sources to support his argument, and also engages...