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Category Archives: Eschatology
Sometimes Eternity Ain’t Forever: Aiónios and the Universalist Hope
Words do not mean. People mean. ~ Alfred Korzybski ~ When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean– neither more nor less. ~ Humpty Dumpty ~ When discussing the question of eschatological punishment, defenders … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Eschatology
Tagged aionion, aionios, damnation, David Hart, eternal, hell, Ilaria Ramelli, universal salvation
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Just how eternal is aiônios?
David Konstan, Ph.D., is presently Professor of Classics at New York University. For three decades he taught at Brown University, where he remains John Rowe Workman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Classics and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature. He is the … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
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At Liberty to Become Free
by Tom Belt, TE (theologian extraordinaire) Many thanks to Fr Adian for the invitation to share my views on the controversial subject of “free will.” I’m grateful for Fr Aidan’s friendship, the encouraging conversations we have, and his kindness in … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Theology, Tom Belt
Tagged damnation, David Hart, free will, hell, libertarian freedom, Tom Belt, universal salvation, universalism
5 Comments
Doomed, Doomed . . . Doomed to Happiness
David Bentley Hart controversially asserts that human beings are doomed to everlasting happiness—yet should the claim be controversial? Christianity has long taught that the human being, created by the divine Word in the image of the Word, exists in dynamic orientation … Continue reading
The Secret of the Greater Hope
“Thou movest us to delight in praising Thee; for Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee”—perhaps the most famous sentence from one of the most famous prayers in the catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged damnation, desire for God, eric reitan, hell, hope, Kallistos Ware, Tom Talbott, universal salvation, universalism
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Eclectic Orthodoxy 