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Tag Archives: hell
Taking the Bus to Hell
One by one the lost souls step off the bus to enjoy a Great Divorce holiday in Heaven . . . and one by one they decide to take the bus back to the other place. The choice is theirs. … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Inklings & Company
Tagged C. S. Lewis, damnation, free will, God, Great Divorce, hell, last judgment, universalism
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God-damnation or Self-damnation?
“I am not going to try to prove the doctrine [of hell] tolerable,” writes C. S. Lewis in his book The Problem of Pain. “Let us make no mistake; it is not tolerable. But I think the doctrine can be … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged C. S. Lewis, David Hart, eschatology, eternal damnation, eternal punishsment, hell, Lawrence Farley, perdition, retribution, Thomas Talbott
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The Hermeneutics of Perdition: When Hell Trumps Gospel
In his article “Christian Universalism: Will Everyone Finally Be Saved?” Fr Lawrence Farley invites us to examine Scripture closely, in the confidence that if we do so, we will see that the hope of final reconciliation is false—so perspicuous is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Eschatology
Tagged apocatastasis, Easter, eternal damnation, Gehenna, hell, hermeneutic of Pascha, hermeneutics, Jesus Christ, perdition
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Is God the Author of Sin?
Is God the author of sin? The question assumes paramount importance when evaluating the construal of divine and human agency advanced by Hugh J. McCann. Popular theodicies seek to protect God from responsibility for human evil. That’s the upshot of … Continue reading
Posted in Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology
Tagged creation, divine sovereignty, eternal damnation, evil, free will, hell, human freedom, providence, sin, theodicy
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Seeking Theodicy: Sergius Bulgakov and the Apoktastasis
We seek theodicy. We seek justification for the suffering, privation, violence, futility, and death of this world. We desire assurance that this world is good and our Creator is good. We need hope that Christ will triumph over every evil … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocatastasis, David Hart, deification, eternal damnation, hell, Sergius Bulgakov, theodicy, universal salvation
108 Comments
The Triumph of the Kingdom Over Gehenna
“Those who are punished in Gehenna are scourged by the scourge of love”—these famous words of St Isaac the Syrian have profoundly influenced the Orthodox understanding of hell and damnation. Readers of St Isaac’s writings have for centuries assumed that … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Isaac the Syrian
Tagged apocatastasis, eternal damnation, hell, Isaac of Nineveh, universal salvation
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St Isaac of Nineveh and the Scourge of Love
God has created humanity for eternal communion with himself. By love he has created us for love to share in the Trinitarian paradise of love. Hear the inspiring words of St Isaac of Nineveh: Paradise is the love of God, … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Isaac the Syrian
Tagged damnation, divine love, Eastern Orthodox, God, hell, Isaac the Syrian, Peter Kreeft, river of fire
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St Augustine of Hippo and the Misericordes
Over the past decade I have noticed—and perhaps you have too—that most Christians who have thought about matters eschatological believe that Origen of Alexandria concocted out of the blue the doctrine of universal salvation. But in truth the greater hope … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged apocatastasis, Augustine, eternal damnation, hell, misericordes, Origen, universal salvation
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Eclectic Orthodoxy 