Peter R.L. Brown Quote
The friction point of Christian eschatology, and of Christian pastoral care, was the fate of the non valdes—of the non valde mali and the non valde boni: the not altogether bad and the not altogether good. Such persons could be helped by the prayers and offerings of the living, provided that they had qualified for such help in this life, by living reasonably good lives:
Peter R.L. Brown
The friction point of Christian eschatology, and of Christian pastoral care, was the fate of the non valdes—of the non valde mali and the non valde boni: the not altogether bad and the not altogether good. Such persons could be helped by the prayers and offerings of the living, provided that they had qualified for such help in this life, by living reasonably good lives: