Was Paul a Universalist?
While there are numerous nuances within universalism, the common denominator is that all people without exception will one day be saved and, put negatively, that no one will experience eternal…
Read MoreWhy Are Progressive Christians Attracted to Universalism?
Why does it seem progressive Christians are drawn to a universal salvation for all people? There could be several reasons, such as religious pluralism, on which everyone has their own…
Read MoreIf God is Love, Then Why Won’t Everyone be Saved?
In 2011 Evangelical mega-star Rob Bell published his (infamous?) book Love Wins. In some ways this was Bell’s farewell to the evangelicalism of his early ministry. In the book, Bell…
Read MoreThe Gag-Reflex and the Doctrine of Hell
In his recent book arguing for universalism, David Bentley Hart explains why he abhors the doctrine of hell as eternal conscious torment. It turns out that his reasons are not…
Read MoreThe Many Fish that Swim in the Universalist Pond
The only thing that all universalists agree on is a final outcome, i.e., the salvation of all human beings—or, of all rational beings, if one includes the fallen angels as…
Read MoreThe Opiate of the Theologians
Michael McClymond serves as a professor of Modern Christianity for St. Louis University. Recently, McClymond published an impressive two-volume tome, The Devil’s Redemption (Baker Academic, 2018), analyzing Christian universalism from…
Read MoreLet God Be God
This is part 2 of our interview with Michael McClymond. Read Part 1: The Opiate of the Theologians. Is universalism merely a theological problem, or is it also a metaphysical…
Read MoreShall All Be Saved?
T hat All Shall Be Saved is a formidable, densely packed, and often intellectually subtle tome that advocates for the universal salvation of all humankind. David Bentley Hart, an eminent…
Read MoreUniversalism: False and Unscriptural
The following is the entirety of chapter seven from Archibald Alexander’s seminal work, Universalism: False and Unscriptural (Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1851). Archibald Alexander (April 17, 1772 – October 22,…
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