Rethinking Hell: readings in Evangelical conditionalism

Most evangelical Christians believe that those people who are not saved before they die will be punished in hell forever. But is this what the Bible truly teaches? Do Christians need to rethink their understanding of hell? In the late twentieth century, a growing number of evangelical theologians, biblical scholars, and philosophers began to reject the traditional doctrine of eternal conscious torment in hell in favor of a minority theological perspective called conditional immortality. This view contends that the unsaved are resurrected to face divine judgment, just as Christians have always believed.

PART ONE: Rethinking Hell; 1. Igniting an Evangelical Conversation-Peter S. Grice; 2. Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism -Glenn A. Peoples; PART TWO: Influential Defenses of Conditionalism; 3. The Final End of the Wicked-Edward W. Fudge; 4. The Nature of Final Destiny-Stephen H. Travis; 5. Judgment and Hell-John R.W. Stott.

6. The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent-Clark H. Pinnock; 7. The Case for Conditional Immortality-John W. Wenham; PART THREE: Biblical Support for Conditionalism; 8. The Doom of the Lost-Basil F.C. Atkinson; 9. New Testament Teaching on Hell-E. Earle Ellis; 10. Does Revelation 14:11 Teach Eternal Torment?-Ralph G. Bowles; 11. The General Trend of Bible Teaching-Harold E. Guillebaud; 12. Claims about "Hell" and Wrath-Anthony C. Thiselton; PART FOUR: Philosophical Support for Conditionalism; 13. Is the Soul Immortal?-Philip E. Hughes; 14. Divine Justice-Henry Constable.

15. Divine and Human Punishment in the New Testament-Christopher D. Marshall; 16. A Kinder, Gentler Damnation?-Nigel G. Wright; 17. The Future of the Totally Corrupt-Richard G. Swinburne; PART FIVE: Historical Considerations; 18. The Development of Gehenna between the Old and New Te…