Format:
1 Online-Ressource (232 p)
Edition:
[Online-Ausgabe]
ISBN:
9780300248739
Content:
A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today The great fourth†‘century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Christians believed that hell was not everlasting, and that all would eventually attain salvation. But today, this view is no longer prevalent within Christian communities. In this momentous book, David Bentley Hart makes the case that nearly two millennia of dogmatic tradition have misled readers on the crucial matter of universal salvation. On the basis of the earliest Christian writings, theological tradition, scripture, and logic, Hart argues that if God is the good creator of all, he is the savior of all, without fail. And if he is not the savior of all, the Kingdom is only a dream, and creation something considerably worse than a nightmare. But it is not so. There is no such thing as eternal damnation; all will be saved. With great rhetorical power, wit, and emotional range, Hart offers a new perspective on one of Christianity’s most important themes
Content:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Question of an Eternal Hell -- Part II: Apokatastasis Four Meditations -- Part III: What May Be Believed -- Acknowledgments and Bibliographical Notes -- Index
Note:
restricted access online access with authorization star
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300246223
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hart, David Bentley, 1965 - That all shall be saved New Haven and : Yale University Press, 2019 ISBN 9780300246223
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300246226
Language:
English
DOI:
10.12987/9780300248739
URL:
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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