Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs Uncollared Taster with the Rev Dr Jamie Franklin
Nov 21, 2025
The discussion kicks off with Jamie Franklin sharing insights about the weather and his coffee. He navigates through a listener’s question on purgatory, presenting a thought-provoking argument for post-death cleansing. However, Jamie firmly rejects the traditional doctrine of purgatory, advocating for the belief that believers enter the immediate presence of Christ after death. He highlights the historical evolution of purgatory and critiques modern claims asserting its early universal acceptance among Christians.
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Wet Winchester Morning And A Biscuit
- Jamie opens Uncollared from his office on a wet, sleeting morning in Winchester while drinking coffee.
- He mentions eating a Nutella biscuit brought by his friend Whale for catechesis.
Immediate Cleansing By God's Grace
- Jamie Franklin argues post-death cleansing can occur immediately by God's grace without a prolonged purgatory process.
- He finds purgatory historically and scripturally unconvincing and unnecessary for Christian hope.
New Testament Expectation Of Immediate Presence
- Jamie interprets New Testament texts (Luke 23, Paul's letters) as expecting believers to be with Christ immediately after death.
- He rejects reading those texts as implying an intervening purgatorial state.
