The Apostles' Creed 'He Descended into Hell'.

Though the number of Christians in Western societies is declining, many areas of our daily life are still influenced by Christian thoughts, expressions and images, sometimes without people being aware of it. This volume is about Christ's descent into hell as it appears in The Apostles' Cre...

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Main Author: Marcel Sarot; Archibald L.H.M. van Wieringen (Volume Editors)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

Series: Studies in Theology and Religion 24.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353350.

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Call Number: BT470

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Theology from the Abyss /
  • Marcel Sarot and Archibald van Wieringen
  • Descent into the Netherworld /
  • Archibald L. H. M. van Wieringen
  • Augustine's Certainty in Speaking about Hell and His Reserve in Explaining Christ's Descent into Hell /
  • Paul J. J. van Geest
  • The Descent of Christ into the Underworld in Early Christian Liturgy /
  • Gerard A. M. Rouwhorst
  • The Redemption of an Arch-Heretic /
  • Marcel J. H. M. Poorthuis
  • Thomas Aquinas on Christ's Descent into Hell /
  • Harm J. M. J. Goris
  • How Low Can You Go? /
  • Willem Marie Speelman
  • Descending into Hell as a Challenge to Ecclesial Praxis /
  • Toke Elshof
  • 'The Bell Tolled Six on Easter Sunday' /
  • Frank G. Bosman
  • The Scope of Redemption on Finding Meaning in Christ's Descent into Hell1 /
  • Marcel Sarot
  • Back Matter
  • Index of Ancient Sources.