Abstract:Whether one inclines to fire or ice as the most prominent feature of the infernal landscape, there can be no doubt that the "dark doctrine" is currently hot. 1 Although for some time the Christian teaching on hell merited the sobriquet of the "dormant doctrine," the last quartercentury has seen it roused by defenders and dissenters. 2 For those who endorse the possibility of hell (even while hoping for its emptiness), the outright rejection or quiet neglect of the doctrine is not a suitable state of affairs. 3… Show more
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