Review: Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: Rethinking the Things That Matter Most by Jerry L. Walls
Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: Rethinking the Things That Matter Most by Jerry L. Walls by Jerry L. Walls My rating: 3 of 5 stars *SPOILERS IN REVIEW* Jerry Walls undertook the challenging task of deep diving into the concept of the afterlife from a Christian perspective, even more as a protestant. The professor of philosophy holds up to his title by following the path of the afterlife from a philosophical view and brings in big names in its world like Aristotle, Pascal, Nietzsche, and many more. Now, these philosophers that he has mentioned have both religious and atheistic viewpoints, which he uses to bring up his defense for the afterlife. The focus of the first chapter is on the nature of heaven, the Trinity, and the way of life. Through this chapter, he goes on to say that to even grapple with the idea and place of Hell and/or purgatory; we must first understand Heaven and the way that the Triune God grants us passage through the act of Salvation....