"As in Mediterranean Christianity, these saints became so popular that they almost crowded out the head of the pantheo…"

"“He knows nothing about how this will all end, except that it will surely end. He tries to imagine himself into a fut…"

"The section of the purgatory entry called ‘Proofs’ is interesting because it purports to use a form of logic. Here’s …"

"(About Wu Daozi) He excelled in every subject: men, gods, devils, Buddhas, birds, beasts, buildings, landscapes—all s…"

"'Tis a petty kind of fame At best, that comes of making violins; And saves no masses, either. Thou wilt go To purgato…"

"England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses."

"The biblical evidence for the existence of purgatory is, shall we say, ‘creative’, again employing the common theolog…"

"Although fine studies have explored how medieval devotional traditions such as pilgrimage, Purgatory, and the Euchari…"

"“That’s part of the prophecy of the Rapture, right? The dead will rise and crash our parties?” He laughs. “Do you rea…"

"If Hell is other people, thought Shadow, then Purgatory is airports."