This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church.
Reminding readers that self-will remains the only hindrance to life in Christ, he presents the gospel message anew, even in the shadow of death..
He also reveals Hades as a place of divine presence, a place where the spiritual fate of a person may still change.
Insisting that Christ entered Sheol as Conqueror and not as victim, the author depicts the Lord\'s Descent as an event of cosmic significance opening the path to universal salvation.
Using Scripture, patristic tradition, early Christian poetry, and liturgical texts, Archbishop Hilarion explores the mysterious and enigmatic event of Christ\'s Descent Into Hades and its consequences for the human race.
This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church
