Tag Archives: hopeful universalism

Do Universalists Dream of Eclectic Hells?

Posted on 10 January 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The emergence of hopeful universalism in the 20th century is a fascinating phenomenon. Whereas universalists in the past have forthrightly affirmed the proposition that God will, necessarily and indubitably, reconcile all sinners to himself within the Trinitarian life of his … Continue reading →

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Embracing the Greater Hope: A Bit of Autobiography

Posted on 30 August 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Once upon a time, I would have been considered a traditionalist. That was back when I was an Epis­copal priest. In my parishes I was known for my evangel­ical-Lutheran preaching (thank you Robert Jenson) and my firm commitment to Anglican … Continue reading →

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The Greater Hope: How do I find a God who triumphs over evil and death?

Posted on 19 May 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Once upon a time, I would have been considered a traditionalist. That was back when I was an Episcopal priest. In my parishes I was known for my evangelical-Lutheran preaching (thank you Robert Jenson) and my firm commitment to Anglican … Continue reading →

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The “Heresy” of Hopeful Universalism: Kallistos Ware, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Ralph Martin

Posted on 15 May 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

May we hope—as opposed to dogmatically affirming in pesky universalist fashion—that all will be saved? The fact that so many Orthodox and Catholic Christians (though no doubt representing a minority within their respective traditions) would now say yes demon­strates that … Continue reading →

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Universalism’s Convenientia

Posted on 9 December 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Paul J. Griffiths Among the criteria that theologians use to determine what to say next and how to say it – to know how to go on in theology, that is – is appeal to convenientia.1 Fittingness, that is, … Continue reading →

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George MacDonald against Hans Urs von Balthasar on Universal Salvation

Posted on 26 April 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Jordan Daniel Wood, Ph.D. Many a wrong, and its curing song; Many a road, and many an inn; Room to roam, but only one home For all the world to win. (Eve, in MacDonald’s Lilith) I want to put … Continue reading →

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