Life Everlasting and the Immensity of the Soul: A Theological Treatise on the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell

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Summary: A most profound and arresting treatise on the "last things".
Review: EVERLASTING LIFE is a most profound and arresting theological treatise on the "last things" according to Christian revelation: death, judgment, heaven, hell, and purgatory. Written by the theologian who was the dissertation director for Pope John Paul II's doctoral work in spiritual theology on the doctrine of St. John of the Cross, it continues the author's habit of synthesizing the tradition of the Church within the light of the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas. It is perhaps the simplest yet most theologically lucid introduction to the Church's teaching on these matters.

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Summary: The Four First Things!
Review: The Four Last Things of Catholic teaching - Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell - become the "four first things" at Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange's hand. While a few chapters require a little thought, especially those at the beginning on the nature of the soul, it is a very readable work, at once profound but written for everyone, with interesting explanations of the importance of scripture, doctrine, and revelation in forming the Church's teaching on these subjects. (It contrasts nicely with the author's interesting, but far more difficult, theological treatise "Predestination" also published by TAN.)

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Summary: Excellent treatise on the afterlife
Review: This theological treatise by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange is excellent! He deals with the immensity of the soul in the first section of the book. Then he devotes a section each to death and judgment, hell, purgatory, and heaven. He explains each aspect in great depth, though in a manner fairly easy to understand. He deals with questions that should be of interest to most Catholics; for example, the question of charity for the souls in purgatory, the nature of the joys of heaven, etc.
I highly recommend this book for helping to understand the theology regarding the afterlife, as well as for helping to focus one's thoughts on our goal, union with God in heaven.