The sanctification argument for purgatory

Abstract

A recently advanced argument for purgatory hinges on the need for complete sanctifi cation before one can enter heaven. The argument has a modal gap. The gap can be exploited to fashion a competing account of how sanctifi cation occurs in the aft erlife according to which it is in part a heavenly process. The competing account usefully complicates the overall case for purgatory and raises questions about how the notion ought to be understood.