Aquinas, Hell, and the Resurrection of the Damned

Faith and Philosophy 15 (3):341-351 (1998)
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Based on themes in Aquinas, this paper adds to the defense of the doctrine of an eternal hell, focusing on the state of those in hell after the resurrection. I first summarize the Thomistic doctrine of the human person as a body-soul unity, showing why existence as a separated soul is truncated and unnatural. Next, I discuss the soul-body reunion at the resurrection, which restores an essential aspect of human nature, even for the damned. This reveals the love of God since He gives the damned the best human existence they can possibly have given their disordered wills. Finally, I defend this position against three important objections.

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Aquinas on the Resurrection of the Body.Montague Brown - 1992 - The Thomist 56 (2):165-207.

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