Annihilation or salvation? A philosophical case for preferring universalism to annihilationism
In God's Final Victory: A Comparative Philosophical Case for Universalism, we argue that for every version of the doctrine of hell there is a version of the doctrine of universal salvation that, granted traditional Christian teachings, is more philosophically defensible. This article explores w...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2020
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Religious studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 138-161 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Universalism
/ Apocatastasis
/ Annihilation
/ God's will for salvation
/ Morals
/ Soteriology
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God NBK Soteriology NCA Ethics |
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Summary: | In God's Final Victory: A Comparative Philosophical Case for Universalism, we argue that for every version of the doctrine of hell there is a version of the doctrine of universal salvation that, granted traditional Christian teachings, is more philosophically defensible. This article explores whether a parallel case can be made for preferring universalism to annihilationism. While assuming for the sake of this article that the chief arguments for favouring universalism over the doctrine of hell, developed in God's Final Victory, are strong, we argue that a comparably strong parallel case for favouring universalism to annihilationism can indeed be made. |
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ISSN: | 1469-901X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412520000165 |