Thanks, Bratislav, that does make sense. But to bring it back to the original question (place vs. state of being), it seems to me that what you\'re saying falls into the \"state of being\" category. Most of what I\'ve read from modern Orthodox theologians seems to agree with that. The problem is that most Orthodox people I know (that is, \"cradle Orthodox\") seem to be of the geographic place/punishment opinion. I know there is no need in Orthodoxy to overdefine--in fact, Orthodoxy resists over-definition--but it seems to me that the correct doctrine of the afterlife is part of understanding the correct doctrine of \'what salvation is.\'
I didn\'t want to set too many parameters in the question originally, because I wanted to see if there was a range of opinion on the topic (without seeming to be fishing for an answer). However, maybe I should\'ve explained where my curiosity was coming from...
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