This unit covers what the Church teaches about death, judgement, heaven, purgatory, hell and the end of the world. It ends the course on hope: the resurrection of the body and the new creation.
Lessons
| Lesson | Big question |
|---|---|
| 11.1 Death and judgement | What happens the moment I die? |
| 11.2 Heaven and purgatory | What is heaven like? Why purgatory? |
| 11.3 Hell | How can a loving God allow hell? |
| 11.4 The end of the world | Will the body rise? Will the world end? |
The lessons in this unit are being written. Until they are ready, the readings below cover the same ground in more depth.
Philosophy you will need
The immortality of the soul and the soul as the form of the body (Unit 4) explain why the resurrection of the body completes the person.
Watch out for
The Church has never declared any named person to be in hell. Hell is the consequence of freedom taken seriously, and it stands alongside God’s will that all be saved (1 Timothy 2:4).