Rethinking Hell
Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism
Published on 27. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
366 pages
978-0-7188-9370-5 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
"...[A] welcome compendium... Particularly helpful here is the reproduction of more obscure contributions from a generation earlier which paved the way for Wenham, Stott et al. to 'come out' for conditionalism..."-David Hilborn, Theology 118.6 2015
"This fine collection will benefit undergraduates, graduates and anyone interested in the contemporary debates on hell."
-Joshua R. Farris, Theological Book Review, Vol. 27 No.1, 2016
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English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
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James Clarke & Co Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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978-0-7188-9370-5 (9780718893705)
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Joshua W. Anderson | Christopher M. Date | Gregory G. Stump
Rethinking Hell
Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism
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Persons
Christopher M. Date is the principal blogger and podcaster of the Rethinking Hell project and works as a software engineer in the Pacific Northwest.
Gregory G. Stump is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary and serves as a pastor at a Baptist church in Southern California.
Joshua W. Anderson earned an MA in Philosophy from Talbot School of Theology and an MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary; he teaches apologetics and theology at Ecclesia College in Springdale, Arkansas.
Gregory G. Stump is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary and serves as a pastor at a Baptist church in Southern California.
Joshua W. Anderson earned an MA in Philosophy from Talbot School of Theology and an MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary; he teaches apologetics and theology at Ecclesia College in Springdale, Arkansas.
Content
Foreword by John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Preface by Gregory G. Stump
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Abbreviations
Editor's Introduction by Christopher M. Date
Part One: Rethinking Hell
1 Igniting an Evangelical Conversation / Peter S. Grice
2 Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism / Glenn A. Peoples
Part Two: Influential Defenses of Conditionalism
3 The Final End of the Wicked / Edward W. Fudge
4 The Nature of Final Destiny / Stephen H. Travis
5 Judgment and Hell / John R.W. Stott
6 The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent / Clark H. Pinnock
7 The Case for Conditional Immortality / John W. Wenham
Part Three: Biblical Support for Conditionalism
8 The Doom of the Lost / Basil F. C. Atkinson
9 New Testament Teaching on Hell / E. Earle Ellis
10 Does Revelation 14:11 Teach Eternal Torment? / Ralph G. Bowles
11 The General Trend of Bible Teaching / Harold E. Guillebaud
12 Claims about "Hell" and Wrath / Anthony C. Thiselton
Part Four: Philosophical Support for Conditionalism
13 Is the Soul Immortal? / Philip E. Hughes
14 Divine Justice / Henry Constable
15 Divine and Human Punishment in the New Testament / Christopher D. Marshall
16 A Kinder, Gentler Damnation? / Nigel G. Wright
17 The Future of the Totally Corrupt / Richard G. Swinburne
Part Five: Historical Considerations
18 The Development of Gehenna between the Old and New Testaments / Kim G. Papaioannou
19 Conditionalism in the Early Church / LeRoy E. Froom
Part Six: Conditionalism and Evangelicalism
20 Hell and Evangelical Unity / Evangelical Alliance
21 Diverse Christian Beliefs about Life beyond Death / Roger E. Olson
22 Equally Orthodox Christians / Ben Witherington III
Appendix A: Recommended Reading
Bibliography
Ancient Document Index
Preface by Gregory G. Stump
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Abbreviations
Editor's Introduction by Christopher M. Date
Part One: Rethinking Hell
1 Igniting an Evangelical Conversation / Peter S. Grice
2 Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism / Glenn A. Peoples
Part Two: Influential Defenses of Conditionalism
3 The Final End of the Wicked / Edward W. Fudge
4 The Nature of Final Destiny / Stephen H. Travis
5 Judgment and Hell / John R.W. Stott
6 The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent / Clark H. Pinnock
7 The Case for Conditional Immortality / John W. Wenham
Part Three: Biblical Support for Conditionalism
8 The Doom of the Lost / Basil F. C. Atkinson
9 New Testament Teaching on Hell / E. Earle Ellis
10 Does Revelation 14:11 Teach Eternal Torment? / Ralph G. Bowles
11 The General Trend of Bible Teaching / Harold E. Guillebaud
12 Claims about "Hell" and Wrath / Anthony C. Thiselton
Part Four: Philosophical Support for Conditionalism
13 Is the Soul Immortal? / Philip E. Hughes
14 Divine Justice / Henry Constable
15 Divine and Human Punishment in the New Testament / Christopher D. Marshall
16 A Kinder, Gentler Damnation? / Nigel G. Wright
17 The Future of the Totally Corrupt / Richard G. Swinburne
Part Five: Historical Considerations
18 The Development of Gehenna between the Old and New Testaments / Kim G. Papaioannou
19 Conditionalism in the Early Church / LeRoy E. Froom
Part Six: Conditionalism and Evangelicalism
20 Hell and Evangelical Unity / Evangelical Alliance
21 Diverse Christian Beliefs about Life beyond Death / Roger E. Olson
22 Equally Orthodox Christians / Ben Witherington III
Appendix A: Recommended Reading
Bibliography
Ancient Document Index