Category Archives: Book Reviews

Once Loved Always Loved: Chapter Four

Posted on 29 April 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

How do divine justice and divine love relate to each other? This question comes to the fore in discussions of the traditional doctrine of eternal damnation. The model explicitly invokes the attribute of justice as the principal rationale for God’s … Continue reading →

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Once Loved Always Loved: Chapter Three

Posted on 22 April 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Does God Desire All Men to be Saved?” The title pretty much tells us what chapter three of Once Loved Always Loved is about and for whom it is written. Do you need a hint? Our author, Andrew Hronich, was … Continue reading →

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Once Loved Always Loved: Chapter Two

Posted on 17 April 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“It is evident,” writes Andrew Hronich, “that the traditional depiction of hell as a divinely imposed retribution has been largely supplanted by that of a freely embraced condition.”1 Absolutely right! This important theological change has happened so quietly, so quickly, … Continue reading →

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Once Loved Always Loved: Chapter One

Posted on 9 April 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Once Loved Always Loved is a large book (10″×7″) consisting of seven lengthy chapters totaling 355 pages. Its chapters average over 50 pages of mucho words. The book would be considerably longer if it was smaller in size. I share … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Once Loved Always Loved by Andrew Hronich

Posted on 2 April 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Once Loved Always Loved (Wipf & Stock, 2023) by Andrew Hronich is a very impressive defense of universal salvation. As far as I can tell, the author has read, watched, and listened to just about everything on the topic. This … Continue reading →

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Ted Chiang’s Absent God

Posted on 21 February 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by C. W. Howell, Ph.D. God is frequently a character in Ted Chiang’s short stories.  This is a bit unusual, especially for science fiction. But Chiang has always been a creative and undaunted writer, one of the best yarn-spinners in … Continue reading →

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Preaching Gospel: We’re all bastards but God loves us anyway

Posted on 10 January 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Though it has been many years since I last opened its cover, Brother to a Dragonfly remains one of my favorite books. I think I read it in seminary or shortly thereafter. I’m not sure who recommended it to me, … Continue reading →

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A Reflective Review of Destined for Joy: The Gospel of Universal Salvation

Posted on 26 November 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Rev. Petri Samuel Tikka How many books, let alone a book on hope, ends with the death of the author’s son? The last chapter of Destined for Joy: The Gospel of Universal Salvation is the funeral homily delivered by … Continue reading →

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