TY - BOOK AU - Broussard,Karlo TI - Purgatory is for real: good news about the afterlife for those who aren't perfect yet SN - 9781683571865 PY - 2020///] CY - El Cajon, California PB - Catholic Answers Press KW - Purgatory N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-219); Introduction -- Section 1: Other religious traditions. 1. Purgatory in non-Christian traditions ; 2. Purgatory in non-Catholic Christian traditions ; A Joyful truth: consolation for believers -- Section 2: The Bible. 3. Purgatory implied by revealed principles ; 4. Purgatory in the Old Testament ; 5. Purgatory in Jesus' teaching ; 6. Purgatory in Paul's teaching ; 7. A popular Biblical objection to purgatory ; A joyful truth: Joys beyond this world -- Section 3. The early church and the magisterium. 8. Purgatory in early Christian testimony ; 9. Purgatory in magisterial teaching ; 10. Thinking through the theology of purgatory. A joyful truth: The pursuit of holiness -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Purgatory in the lives of the saints N2 - "Catholic apologist Karlo Broussard definitively tackles this most misunderstood teaching, giving you the evidence and arguments to see (and explain to others) that purgatory is neither contrary to Scripture nor some fantastical dogma that Rome invented. Rather, it is firmly rooted in biblical truth and the faith and practice of the earliest Christians...." --From back cover ER -