Icons of Hope presents an interpretation of the last things shaped by the view that the blessed dead in heaven continuously engage in the redemptive task of forgiveness.
John E. Thiel is professor of religious studies at Fairfield University and past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. He is the author of several books, among which are Senses of Tradition: Continuity and Development in Catholic Faith and God, Evil, and Innocent Suffering: A Theological Reflection.
