Christ the Medicine of Life: The Syriac Fathers on the Lord's Descent into Hell (original) (raw)

Presently working on her D. Phil. at Oxford University, England, Russian Orthodox Syriac scholar Irina Kukota delves into the writings of the Syriac fathers on the Lord's descent into hell, the Church's traditional teaching on the afterlife, and the effects of contemporary Christian eschatology. With clear insight and warm faith, Irina compounds the spiritual wealth of the patristic East into an accessible and healing balm for the soul. RTE: Irina, your work is quite intriguing because most of us don't often think of the implications of the Lord's descent into hell. Can you summarize the tradition for us? I'm sure it is much richer than the passing thought most of us give it during the Paschal services.