Dogmatic Theology
Teologia Dogmatica · 11 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsEschatology (Escatologia)
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Apocatastasis (APOCATÄSTASI)
APOCATASTASIS. - A Greek word (ἀποκατάστασις) which etymologically means "to put a thing back in its original place." It is used only once… -
Beatific Vision (VISIONE BEATIFICA)
BEATIFIC VISION. - It is the intuitive knowledge of God, reserved for souls who have passed to the other life in the state of Grace (v.)… -
Communion of Saints (COMUNIONE DEI SANTI)
COMMUNION OF SAINTS. - Article of the Apostles' Creed. SUMMARY: I. Formula of the Creed. - II. Nature of the Communion of Saints. - III.… -
Death (MORTE)
DEATH. - It is the end of natural or physical life and comes about through the separation of the two constitutive principles of man: the… -
Divine Judgment (GIUDIZIO DIVINO)
DIVINE JUDGMENT. - It is the otherworldly manifestation of divine justice, whereby the rendering of account of each man's life will be… -
Hell (INFERNO)
HELL. - According to Catholic doctrine, it is the place in which the rebellious angels and men who have died in mortal sin are eternally… -
Limbo
LIMBO. - From the Latin limbus (= edge, border, hem), it is the place and state of souls who, not having deserved hell, could not, before… -
Paradise (PARADISO)
PARADISE. - In the New Testament, P. is the place of beatitude in heaven, the glorious and radiant seat of God, where the just will enjoy… -
Parousia (PARUSIA)
PAROUSIA. - Greek term (παρουσία) which in the New Testament designates (16 times out of 24) the second coming of Jesus for the concluding… -
Purgatory (PURGATORIO)
PURGATORY. - An otherworldly state, lasting until the last judgment, in which the souls of those who have died in Grace, but with… -
Resurrection of the Dead (RISURREZIONE DEI MORTI)
RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. - The Catholic Church believes that, at the end of the world, all the dead, good and wicked, will rise again to…