March 25, 2020
Why Do People Believe in Hell?
In a recent issue of the New York Times, an article by David Bentley Hart raised the question, “Why Do People Believe in Hell?” In this article, the author claims that “no truly accomplished New Testament scholar … believes that later Christianity’s opulent mythology of God’s eternal torture chamber is clearly present in the scriptural texts.” But is this really the case? Why does there seem to be renewed interest in this idea of universal salvation? Shane Rosenthal discusses this issue with Michael McClymond, professor of Modern Christianity at St. Louis University, and the author of The Devil’s Redemption: A New History and Interpretation of Christian Universalism
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Make the Bad Man Go Away! Another Encounter with Modalism
I desperately need sleep. Not just a little sleep. Not a quick nap. I need the kind of sleep where you close your eyes, the world disappears, and for a few blessed hours, you don’t have to think about anything. So, I have what seems like a wonderf…
Ohio State Fraternity Incident: The Dangerous Price of Belonging
The Fear of Man: What Are We Willing to Sacrifice to Belong? An emotional and theological response to the Ohio State fraternity incident There are certain news stories that leave me shaking my head. Others make me angry. Some leave me frustrated w…