Table of Contents

Foreword Death: Origin and Spiritual Meaning The Moment of Death From the First to the Third Day Following Death: The Separation of the Soul from the Body From the Third to the Ninth Day: The Traversing of the Aerial Toll-houses From the Ninth to the Fortieth Day: The Introduction into the Other World The Fortieth Day: The Particular Judgment From the Fortieth Day to the Last Judgment: The Intermediate State Purgatory The Relations between the Living and the Dead  The Resurrection and the Last Judgment  Eternal life: The Kingdom of Heaven and Hell Preparing Oneself for Death and Life in the Hereafter Notes Bibliography

About the Author

Dr Jean-Claude Larchet is one of the most notable living philosophers and authors on Orthodox Christian Patristics. He holds a Ph.D in philosophy from the University of Nancy and a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Strasbourg. A teacher of philosophy for nearly thirty-five years, he is an author of over thirty books and countless articles whose work has been translated into seventeen languages. His magnum opus, Therapy of Spiritual Illness, and several other works have been translated into English to wide acclaim.

G. John Champoux is a retired independent scholar. He is the translator and editor of several French spiritual writings and the author of The Way to Our Heavenly Father: A Contemplative Telling of the Lord's Prayer.