Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism

Christopher M. Date; Gregory G. Stump; Joshua W. Anderson

ISBN 10: 1625645988 / ISBN 13: 9781625645982

Published by Cascade Books (edition Illustrated), 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism
• Publisher: Cascade Books (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1625645988
• ISBN 13: 9781625645982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Most evangelical Christians believe that those 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 evangelical theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favor 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, but 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. Earl 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.

About the Authors

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.