Purgatory

Christmas in purgatory: a retrospective look.

Quran and traditions on purgatory

Purgatory life of man and the stages following it have always occupied human mind. Some verses of Quran such as Al-muminun 100-101, Al-Imran 169-170, Ya-Sin 26-27, Al-Mu`min 11 and 46, Al-Munafiqun 10 and An-Nahl 32 clearly describe purgatory world and its properties. As is understood everlasting life of martyrs of holy wars and their rewards has been regarded as a proof for purgatory and its g...

A Protestant Purgatory: Theological Origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779

25 years ago, in a provocative reconsideration of English political and social history, English Society 1688–1832, J. C. D. Clark advanced the then contentious claim that until the end of the long 18th century England remained what he styled a ‘confessional state’.(1) Missing from the wave of prior work by social and political historians of 18th-century England, Clark argued, was a close attent...

A Protestant Purgatory: Theological Origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779

25 years ago, in a provocative reconsideration of English political and social history, English Society 1688–1832, J. C. D. Clark advanced the then contentious claim that until the end of the long 18th century England remained what he styled a ‘confessional state’.(1) Missing from the wave of prior work by social and political historians of 18th-century England, Clark argued, was a close attent...

Protein Quantitation through Targeted Mass Spectrometry: The Way Out of Biomarker Purgatory?

The enormous potential of biomarkers to revolutionize clinical practice and improve patient care has been well documented (1, 2 ). Molecular-based diagnostic and prognostic tests, particularly those aimed at protein analytes, could be used to detect disease earlier, enabling treatment to start sooner and possibly cure rather than to merely delay further injury or death. These tools could also b...