| Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism Contributor(s): Anderson, Joshua W. (Editor), Date, Christopher M. (Editor), Stump, Gregory G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0718893700 ISBN-13: 9780718893705 Publisher: Lutterworth Press OUR PRICE: $40.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Eschatology - Religion | Christian Theology - Soteriology - Religion | Christian Theology - Angelology & Demonology |
| Dewey: 236.25 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 366 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many Christians believe that people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favour of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed. However, due to the fact that immortality is only given to those who are in Christ, the unsaved do not exist forever in hell. Instead, they face the punishment of the 'second death' -an end to their conscious existence. This volume brings together excerpts from a variety of well-respected evangelical thinkers, including John Stott, John Wenham, and E. Earle Ellis, as they articulate the biblical, theological, and philosophical arguments for conditionalism. These readings will give thoughtful Christians strong evidence that there are indeed compelling reasons for rethinking hell. |