Rethinking Hell: Recent Episodes
Rethinking Hell
Rethinking Hell is a central resource for a view on Hell called Conditional Immortality (a.k.a. conditionalism or annihilationism). Focusing on this biblical view as held by many Evangelical Christians, we interview notable proponents, respond to the challenges of critics, present the stories of people who once held to the traditional view but are now rethinking hell, and much more.
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark interview J. Webb Mealy about his book, The Bad Place. In this part 2 of their discussion, they discuss the application of Mealy's five principles for interpreting the Book of Revelation.
Links:
- J. Webb Mealy's book The Bad Place: Or, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Hell, but Were Afraid to Ask, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Place-Everything-always-wanted-ebook/dp/B09NKJ2XNB/
- Mealy's Amazon author's page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-Webb-Mealy/author/B00J8VOI4G
- Mealy's presentation, "In Christ All Will Be Made Alive: Jesus Ransom Every Human Being from Death," given at the sixth annual Rethinking Hell Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1dWx4tLSs
- Mealy's presentation, "Five Principles for Determining Literalness in the Book of Revelation," given at the eighth annual Rethinking Hell Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcNYx7aESs
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark interview J. Webb Mealy about his book, The Bad Place. In this part 1 of their discussion, Mealy summarizes the chapters of his book and then outlines his five principles of interpreting the Book of Revelation.
Links:
- J. Webb Mealy's book The Bad Place: Or, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Hell, but Were Afraid to Ask, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Place-Everything-always-wanted-ebook/dp/B09NKJ2XNB/
- Mealy's Amazon author's page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-Webb-Mealy/author/B00J8VOI4G
- Mealy's presentation, "In Christ All Will Be Made Alive: Jesus Ransom Every Human Being from Death," given at the sixth annual Rethinking Hell Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1dWx4tLSs
- Mealy's presentation, "Five Principles for Determining Literalness in the Book of Revelation," given at the eighth annual Rethinking Hell Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcNYx7aESs
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Grice and Chris Date join Darren Clark to continue a series of podcast episodes responding to Matt Slick of CARM.org. In this sixth episode of the series, Darren, Peter, and Chris continue discussing how Slick insists upon conflating physicalism and "soul sleep" with conditional immortality and annihilationism to erect a straw man easily burned down, as they began to do in the previous episode.
- Links:
Matt Slick's annihilationism landing page at CARM.org: https://carm.org/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Grice and Chris Date join Darren Clark to continue a series of podcast episodes responding to Matt Slick of CARM.org. In this fifth episode of the series, Darren, Peter, and Chris begin discussing how Slick insists upon conflating physicalism and "soul sleep" with conditional immortality and annihilationism to erect a straw man easily burned down.
- Links:
Matt Slick's annihilationism landing page at CARM.org: https://carm.org/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Grice and Chris Date join Darren Clark to continue a series of podcast episodes responding to Matt Slick of CARM.org. In this fourth episode of the series, Darren, Peter, and Chris continue discussing how Slick misrepresents conditionalism and annihilationism in the definitions he offers of various terms and of our beliefs.
- Links:
Matt Slick's annihilationism landing page at CARM.org: https://carm.org/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Grice and Chris Date join Darren Clark to continue a series of podcast episodes responding to Matt Slick of CARM.org. In this third episode of the series, Darren, Peter, and Chris discuss how Slick misrepresents conditionalism and annihilationism in the definitions he offers of various terms and of our beliefs.
- Links:
Matt Slick's annihilationism landing page at CARM.org: https://carm.org/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Grice and Chris Date join Darren Clark to continue a series of podcast episodes responding to Matt Slick of CARM.org. In this second episode of the series, Darren, Peter, and Chris discuss some of the ways Slick misreads and misrepresents conditionalist literature in his critiques of annihilationism.
Links:
- Matt Slick's annihilationism landing page at CARM.org: https://carm.org/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Grice and Chris Date join Darren Clark to begin a series of podcast episodes responding to Matt Slick of CARM.org. In this first episode of the series, Darren, Peter, and Chris appeal to Slick for better interactions with conditionalists.
Links:
- Matt Slick's annihilationism landing page at CARM.org: https://carm.org/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews conditionalist Michael Zwaagstra on a course he recently taught at Steinbach Bible College on the three Christian views of hell.
Links:
- The website for Michael's recent book, The Naked Man Flees: Timeless Truths from Obscure Parts of the Bible: http://thenakedmanflees.com/
- Michael's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Man-Flees-Timeless-Obscure/dp/B08DBVZYZP/
- The website for Steinbach Bible College, at which Michael recently taught his course: https://sbcollege.ca/
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews atheist Ed Atkinson on how abductive reasoning can inform the intramural Christian debate over hell.
Links:
Ed Atkinson's "Doubts Aloud" Podcast (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doubts-aloud-podcast/id1344538182
The Unbelievable? Christian and Skeptic Discussion Group London (Meetup): https://www.meetup.com/Unbelievable-Christian-and-Skeptic-Discussion-Group-London/
Rethinking Hell contributor Darren Clark interviews former RZIM speaker Dan Paterson on his experiences with and thoughts on the topic of hell.
Links:
- Dan Paterson's speaker profile at RZIM (with which he is no longer affiliated): https://www.rzim.org/speakers/dan-paterson
- Part 1 of a recent interview of Dan Paterson by Joel Ramsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FayiAh7QwWE
- Part 2 of a recent interview of Dan Paterson by Joel Ramsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9saVOHCoH_U
- Part 3 of a recent interview of Dan Paterson by Joel Ramsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywZoSzQlIW0
- Dan Paterson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielpaterson/
Rethinking Hell contributors Darren Clark and Skylar White join Chris Date to review his recent debate versus Ross Burns on Zac Sechler's "Adherent Apologetics" show. This episode contains part 2 of their review.
Links:
- Debate between Chris Date and Ross Burns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aklzBkWnY
Rethinking Hell contributors Darren Clark and Skylar White join Chris Date to review his recent debate versus Ross Burns on Zac Sechler's "Adherent Apologetics" show. This episode contains part 1 of their review.
Links:
- Debate between Chris Date and Ross Burns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aklzBkWnY
Rethinking Hell contributors Chris Date and William Tanksley respond to the hosts of the Doctrine and Devotion podcast, who recently critiqued annihilationism in response to an emailer's question. This episode contains part 2 of Chris and William's response; listen to episode 143 for part 1.
Links:
- The Doctrine and Devotion podcast episode titled "Annihilationism": http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributors Chris Date and William Tanksley respond to the hosts of the Doctrine and Devotion podcast, who recently critiqued annihilationism in response to an emailer's question. This episode contains part 1 of Chris and William's response; listen to episode 144 for part 2.
Links:
- The Doctrine and Devotion podcast episode titled "Annihilationism": http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/annihilationism
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date debates traditionalist Ross Burns on Zac Sechler’s “Adherent Apologetics” YouTube channel, debating the question, “Will the Lost Remain Alive in Hell Forever?”
Links Chris Date and Ross Burns’s debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aklzBkWnY Chris Date’s interview on “Adherent Apologetics”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s08GKPkRUsk Ross Burns’s debate with a Roman Catholic annihilationist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyjGrx9XHfc&t=3125s
Rethinking Hell contributor Darren Clark and friend of the ministry Johnathan Pritchett (VP for Academics at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary) join Chris Date to review his debate versus Tony Costa on Chris Arnzen's "Iron Sharpens Iron" radio program. In this episode, Darren, Johnathan, and Chris discuss part 3 of the debate, in which Date and Costa field audience questions.
Links:
- Part 1 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-8-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-1/
- Part 2 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-9-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-2/
- Part 3 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-25-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-3-audience-q-a/
Rethinking Hell contributor Darren Clark and friend of the ministry Johnathan Pritchett (VP for Academics at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary) join Chris Date to review his debate versus Tony Costa on Chris Arnzen's "Iron Sharpens Iron" radio program. In this episode, Darren, Johnathan, and Chris discuss part 2 of the debate, in which Date and Costa debate the question, "Is conscious torment of the damned eternal?"
Links:
- Part 1 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-8-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-1/
- Part 2 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-9-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-2/
- Part 3 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-25-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-3-audience-q-a/
Rethinking Hell contributor Darren Clark and friend of the ministry Johnathan Pritchett (VP for Academics at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary) join Chris Date to review his debate versus Tony Costa on Chris Arnzen's "Iron Sharpens Iron" radio program. In this episode, Darren, Johnathan, and Chris discuss part 1 of the debate, in which Date and Costa debate the question, "Is immortality only given to the saved?"
Links:
- Part 1 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-8-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-1/
- Part 2 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-9-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-2/
- Part 3 of the Date vs. Costa debate: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/podcast/october-25-2019-show-with-dr-tony-costa-and-chris-date-debating-eternal-conscious-punishment-vs-conditional-immortality-part-3-audience-q-a/
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date is joined by Dr. Bart Ehrman to discuss Ehrman's latest book, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife.
Links:
Ehrman's book at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Hell-Afterlife-Bart-Ehrman/dp/1501136739/
The Bart Ehrman Blog: https://ehrmanblog.org/
Ehrman's website: https://www.bartdehrman.com/
Former Rethinking Hell contributor Nick Quient joins Chris Date to discuss Nick’s recent book, The Perfection of Our Faithful Wills: Paul’s Apocalyptic Vision of Entire Sanctification, and how the apocalyptic theology of the apostle Paul supports conditional immortality and challenges the doctrines of eternal torment and universalism.
Links:
- Nick’s book at the publisher’s website (https://wipfandstock.com/the-perfection-of-our-faithful-wills.html)
- Nick’s book at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Perfection-Our-Faithful-Wills-Sanctification/dp/1532656238/)
- “Split Frame of Reference”: the blog and podcast of Nick and Allison Quient (http://www.splitframeofreference.com/)
- “The Sinnergists”: Nick’s other podcast (https://sinnergistspod.com/)
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains the fifth and final part of their discussion; listen to episodes 132 through 135 for the first four parts.
Links:
Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted
Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2
Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3
"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/
"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/
"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/
"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/
"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 4 of their discussion; the next episode will contain the final installment of the series.
Links:
Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted
Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2
Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3
"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/
"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/
"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/
"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/
"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 3 of their discussion; the next one or two episodes will contain the remainder of the series.
Links:
Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted
Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2
Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3
"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/
"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/
"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/
"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/
"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 2 of their discussion; the next two or three episodes will contain the remainder of the series.
Links:
Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted
Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2
Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3
"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/
"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/
"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/
"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/
"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Darren Clark join Chris Date to critique Greg Koukl and Tim Barnett's article series at Stand to Reason called "Hell Interrupted." This episode contains part 1 of their discussion; the next two, three, or four episodes will contain the remainder of the series.
Links:
Part 1 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundSept2017HellInterrupted
Part 2 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/solidgroundnovember2017hellinterruptedpart2
Part 3 of Koukl and Barnett's article series, "Hell Interrupted": https://www.str.org/SolidGroundJuly2019-hell-interrupted-3
"Warned of Sin's Wages," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2017/11/08/warned-of-sins-wages-a-concise-explanation-of-death-in-genesis-217-and-romans-623/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 1)," article by Peter Grice: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/11/14/annihilation-in-2-thessalonians-19-part-1-destroyed-by-the-glory-of-his-manifest-presence/
"Annihilation in 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Part 2)," article by Ronnie Demler and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/12/05/annihilation-in-2-thess-1-9-part-2-separation-or-obliteration/
"Perish the Thought," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/06/14/perish-the-thought-john-3-16/
"On the Meaning of Destruction in the Bible," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/04/18/on-the-meaning-of-destruction-in-the-bible/
"Exegesis Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/11/13/exegesis-interrupted-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Biblical Theology Interrupted," article by Darren Clark: http://rethinkinghell.com/2019/02/22/biblical-theology-interrupted-part-2-of-a-critique-of-stand-to-reasons-article-hell-interrupted-part-2/
"Psalm 37—A Song of Annihilation," article by Mark Corbett and William Tanksley: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/05/09/psalm-37-a-song-of-annihilation/
"The Hermeneutics of Conditionalism," article by Chris Date: http://rethinkinghell.com/2018/02/27/the-hermeneutics-of-conditionalism-a-defense-of-the-interpretive-method-of-edward-fudge/
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Dr. Tremper Longman III, in whose recent book on Old Testament controversies says some Bible interpreters are motivated to reject divine sanction of violence in Scripture by their desire to believe in annihilationism.
- Tremper Longman's recent book, Confronting Old Testament Controversies
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Dr. Ian Paul, in whose commentary on the book of Revelation articulates a conditionalist reading of Revelation 14:9-11 and 20:10-15.
Links:
- https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Introduction-Commentary-Tyndale-Testament/dp/0830843000/
- https://www.ivpress.com/tyndale-new-testament-commentaries
Links
- The Iron Sharpens Iron radio website: http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/
- Tony Costa's profile at the Toronto Baptist Seminary website: https://tbs.edu/academics/faculty/
Chris Date debates the nature and duration of hell with traditionalist Tony Costa on Chris Arnzen’s “Iron Sharpens Iron” radio show. This episode contains the second part of their two-part debate.
Links:
- The Iron Sharpens Iron radio website http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/
- Tony Costa’s profile at the Toronto Baptist Seminary website https://tbs.edu/academics/faculty/a
Chris Date debates the nature and duration of hell with traditionalist Tony Costa on Chris Arnzen’s “Iron Sharpens Iron” radio show. This episode contains the first part of their two-part debate.
Links:
- The Iron Sharpens Iron radio website http://www.ironsharpensironradio.com/
- Tony Costa’s profile at the Toronto Baptist Seminary website https://tbs.edu/academics/faculty/
A special episode of the podcast introducing listeners to the new weekly YouTube live stream, Rethinking Hell Live, streaming Mondays at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern. In this audio version of the inaugural episode, Chris Date responds to clips on YouTube featuring Dr. William Lane Craig.
- Links:
Rethinking Hell Live, streaming on YouTube Mondays at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern: http://youtube.com/rethinkinghell/live - The inaugural episode of Rethinking Hell Live, responding to William Lane Craig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RUC3fdDeTo
- First video responded to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STaCAr5j0As
- Second video responded to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7MzHYBBPis
- Third video responded to: https://youtu.be/xYNBx6nm9kY?t=1338
- Fourth video responded to: https://subsplash.com/reasonablefaith/lb/mi/+ymwyb2f
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Micael Grenholm, a Pentecostal pastor, speaker, and writer residing in Uppsala, Sweden, to discuss how the doctrine of eternal torment hinders evangelism in Sweden and how the doctrine of conditional immortality can help.
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Billy Wendeln and Matt Chisholm, hosts of the Bible Brodown podcast, to discuss their mid-2017 study of hell and why they ended up leaving behind the doctrine of eternal torment.
Links:
- https://biblebrodown.com
- https://biblebrodown.com/blog/hell-part-1
- https://biblebrodown.com/blog/hell-part-2
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/BibleBrodown/
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews R. Zachary Manis, Professor of Philosophy and Graduate Director of the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry program at Southwest Baptist University, about his new book, Sinners in the Presence of a Loving God: An Essay on the Problem of Hell, in which he argues that only a variation of the doctrine of eternal torment can adequately answer the theological and philosophical problems of hell while staying consistent with Scripture and tradition.
Links:
- Dr. Manis's profile at the SBU website: https://www.sbuniv.edu/academics/faculty/zach-manis.php
- Dr. Manis's book for purchase at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sinners-Presence-Loving-God-Problem/dp/0190929251/
- Article on conditional immortality and the second council of Constantinople: http://rethinkinghell.com/2015/08/11/conditional-immortality-origen-and-the-second-council-of-constantinople/
- Glenn Peoples's article on how clearly the Bible teaches conditional immortality: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/02/17/sure-as-hell/
- Episode 84 of the Rethinking Hell podcast with Jerry Walls: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/01/20/episode-84-four-views-on-hell-2-0-purgatory-with-jerry-walls/
- Episode 95 of the Rethinking Hell podcast on "issuant" views of hell: http://rethinkinghell.com/2016/09/19/episode-95-issuant-views-and-the-problem-of-hell-with-ray-baker/
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Ármann Pálsson, a pastor at Anchor Point Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, about what convinced him of conditional immortality and about his experience with his fellow elders leading up to his co-pastor's recent two-part sermon series introducing the congregation to conditional immortality.
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Donavan Friesen, a pastor at Anchor Point Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, about his recent two-part sermon series in which he revealed to his congregation that he had become convinced of conditional immortality.
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date delivers a presentation on hell and apologetics to the Belfast chapter of Reasonable Faith.
Chris Woznicki joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date at the Rethinking Hell 2019 Far West Chapter Symposium to discuss the theological reservations he has about conditional immortality and which prevent him from yet embracing it, despite what he acknowledges is its exegetical strength. This is part 2 of the recording; listen to part 1 with Zachary Seals in episode 118.
Zachary Seals joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date at the Rethinking Hell 2019 Far West Chapter Symposium to discuss the theological reservations he has about conditional immortality and which prevent him from yet embracing it, despite what he acknowledges is its exegetical strength. Also, listen for an important announcement about the upcoming 2019 Rethinking Hell Conference!
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date responds to clips from a breakout presentation delivered at the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference by his friend Lindsay Brooks, in which Brooks offers some criticism of conditional immortality on hermeneutical grounds. Also, listen for an important announcement about the upcoming 2019 Rethinking Hell Conference!
Dr. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his take on hell and final punishment as a systematic theologian and his five-volume series, A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World.
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date responds to comments recently made by James White on the Dividing Line, in which White rightly explains that biblical language of Christ shedding his precious blood means he died as a substitutein place of those for whom his sacrifice was made. Chris asks, if the blood of Christ points metonymically to his substitutionary death, doesn't that mean the punishment awaiting the unsaved is likewise death?
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date recently presented a paper at Lloyd Strickland's and Andrew Crome's conference, "Imagining the Last Things: Eschatology and Apocalypticism, 1500-Present." Chris's paper, "An Unquenchable Doctrine: The Tenacity of Conditional Immortality in Recent History," outlines the history of conditionalism since the Reformation and its increasing popularity despite attempts by traditionalists to stamp it out, and the evolution of the doctrine of eternal torment into something much more moderate than would be recognizable to Christians of the past.
Rethinking Hell contributors Chris Date and Nick Quient join Joey Dear to review their recent debate with Damon Richardson and Elce Lauriston.
A live-streamed debate between Damon Richardson of UrbanLogia Ministries and Elce Lauriston (affirmative), and Chris Date and Nick Quient of Rethinking Hell (negative). The debate was held on September 10, 2018.
Plenary speakers Preston Sprinkle and Chris Date record a joint episode of the "Theology in the Raw" and "Rethinking Hell" podcasts on Day 2 of the 2018 Rethinking Hell Conference in Dallas–Fort Worth. They discuss their and other speakers' presentations, answer audience questions, and more.
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Berthelsen and Mark Corbett join Chris Date for the eighth and last of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This eighth episode in the series reviews chapter 9, "Annihilationism: Will the Unsaved Be Punished Forever?" by Christopher Morgan.
Part 7 of our series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This seventh episode in the series reviews chapter 8, "Universalism: Will Everyone Ultimately Be Saved?" by J. I. Packer.
Writer and filmmaker Brian Godawa joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his biblical fiction series, Chronicles of the Apocalypse, and how orthodox preterism can inform the debate between the doctrines of conditional immortality and eternal torment.
Part six of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This sixth episode in the series reviews chapter 10, "Pastoral Theology: The Preacher and Hell," by Sinclair Ferguson.
Dr. Michael Brown joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss hell and immortality in evangelism and the Old Testament.
Rethinking Hell contributors Peter Berthelsen and Glenn Peoples join Chris Date for the fifth of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This fifth episode in the series reviews chapter 6, "Biblical Theology: Three Pictures of Hell," by Christopher Morgan, and chapter 7, "Systematic Theology: Three Vantage Points of Hell," by Robert Peterson.
Part 4 of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This fourth episode in the series reviews chapter 4, "Paul on Hell," by Douglas Moo.
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair join Chris Date for the third of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This third episode in the series reviews chapter 3, "Jesus on Hell," by Robert Yarbrough.
Rethinking Hell contributors Joey Dear and William Tanksley join Chris Date for the second of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This second episode in the series reviews the second chapter, "The Old Testament on Hell," by Daniel Block, and chapter 5, "The Revelation on Hell," by G. K. Beale.
Part 1 of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This first episode in the series reviews the book's introduction, as well as the first chapter, "Modern Theology: The Disappearance of Hell," by Al Mohler.
Several members of the Rethinking Hell team gather to celebrate one hundred episodes of the Rethinking Hell podcast! Peter Berthelsen, Darren Clark, Mark Corbett, Chris Date, Joey Dear, Peter Grice, Glenn Peoples, Nick Quient, Christopher Ray, Daniel Sinclair, William Tanksley, … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date continues a series of special episodes celebrating 2015′s publication of the ministry’s second book, A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge, by interviewing its authors. In this third episode … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair, and guest contributor Peter Berthelsen, join Chris Date for a massive five-hour review of his recent debate with Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut, and of some of the conversations that … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair, and guest contributor Peter Berthelson, join Chris Date for a massive five-hour review of his recent debate with Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut, and of some of the conversations that … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair, and guest contributor Peter Berthelsen, join Chris Date for a massive five-hour review of his recent debate with Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut, and of some of the conversations that … Continue reading →
Dr. Ray Baker, academic dean at CredoAkademin in Stockholm, Sweden, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what he calls “issuant” views of hell and how they fare in their attempts to answer the Problem of Hell. Links The … Continue reading →
On Friday, September 9th, 2016, Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut and Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date debated the proposition, “Is Conditional Immortality Biblical?” Date affirmed, articulating and defending conditional immortality. Pettis denied, articulating and defending the traditional view … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date continues a series of special episodes celebrating last year’s publication of the ministry’s second book, A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge, by interviewing its authors. In this second … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date kicks off a series of special episodes celebrating last year’s publication of the ministry’s second book, A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge, by interviewing its authors. In this … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Nick Quient join Chris Date to respond to arguments against conditionalism recently published by Joel Richardson, host of the web TV series “The Underground.” This episode contains part two of their discussion; listen to … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Nick Quient join Chris Date to respond to arguments against conditionalism recently published by Joel Richardson, host of the web TV series “The Underground.” This episode contains part one of their discussion; listen to … Continue reading →
Kurt Willems, founding pastor of Pangea Communities and blogger at The Pangea Blog, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what led him to accept conditional immortality and why he encourages Christians to practically give up hell for a … Continue reading →
Dr. Preston Sprinkle joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his ongoing journey when it comes to his understanding of hell, and the importance of standing up for what one thinks the Bible teaches, even when doing so may … Continue reading →
Dr. Robin Parry joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his chapter on Universalism, and his responses to other contributors, in Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four Views on Hell @ Zondervan http://zondervanacademic.com/products/four-views-on-hell-1 Four … Continue reading →
Professor John Stackhouse joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his chapter on Conditionalism (or “terminal punishment” as he calls it), and his responses to other contributors, in Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four … Continue reading →
Brad Jersak joins us to discuss hopeful inclusivism, apokatastasis, and the Church Fathers, as well as Jersak’s book, Her Gates Will Never Be Shut: Hope, Hell, and the New Jerusalem. Links Jersak’s book, Her Gates Will Never … Continue reading →
Professor Jerry Walls joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his chapter on Purgatory, and his responses to other contributors, in Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four Views on Hell @ Zondervan http://zondervanacademic.com/products/four-views-on-hell-1 Four … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor William Tanksley joins Chris Date to play and respond to clips from an episode of Pastor Sean Cole’s “Understanding Christianity” podcast, which he recorded before his debate with Chris was published on Bad Christian’s “Pastor With No … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor William Tanksley joins Chris Date to play and respond to clips from an episode of Pastor Sean Cole’s “Understanding Christianity” podcast, which he recorded before his debate with Chris was published on Bad Christian’s “Pastor With No … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor William Tanksley joins Chris Date to play and respond to clips from an episode of Pastor Sean Cole’s “Understanding Christianity” podcast, which he recorded before his debate with Chris was published on Bad Christian’s “Pastor With No … Continue reading →
Professor Denny Burk joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his traditionalist contribution to Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four Views on Hell @ Zondervan http://zondervanacademic.com/products/four-views-on-hell-1 Four Views on Hell @ Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010R9L4BC/ First … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear joins Chris Date to respond to some clips of Todd Friel of Wretched Radio offering his own unique brand of criticism of annihilationism. This episode contains the second half of their two-hour discussion; listen to … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear joins Chris Date to respond to some clips of Todd Friel of Wretched Radio offering his own unique brand of criticism of annihilationism. This episode contains the first half of their two-hour discussion; stay tuned … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Nick and Allison Quient join Chris Date to respond to some clips from Dr. Robin Parry’s plenary speech at the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, in which he presented a theological case for universalism. This episode contains the … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Nick and Allison Quient join Chris Date to respond to some clips from Dr. Robin Parry’s plenary speech at the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, in which he presented a theological case for universalism. This episode contains the … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors discuss and respond to what the New City Catechism, adapted by Timothy Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms, says about hell. This episode contains the last … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors discuss and respond to what the New City Catechism, adapted by Timothy Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms, says about hell. This episode contains the first … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Glenn Peoples and William Tanksley join Chris Date to play and respond to some clips from the Dividing Line and Unbelievable? programs, in which Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries critiques conditional immortality and annihilationism. … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Glenn Peoples and William Tanksley join Chris Date to play and respond to some clips from the Dividing Line and Unbelievable? programs, in which Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries critiques conditional immortality and annihilationism. … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date is joined by former evangelical turned agnostic, Andrew Whyte, to discuss one unbeliever’s perspective on the intramural evangelical hell debate. This episode contains the second half of their two-and-a-quarter hour discussion. Links Andrew’s “Christian Diversity” … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date is joined by former evangelical turned agnostic, Andrew Whyte, to discuss one unbeliever’s perspective on the intramural evangelical hell debate. This episode contains the first hour of their two-and-a-quarter hour discussion. Links Andrew’s “Christian Diversity” … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors discuss a recent Gospel Coalition article, “7 Truths About Hell,” written by J. D. Greear, lead pastor of The Summit Church in North Carolina. Links “7 Truths … Continue reading →
In celebration of Canada Day, we interview Bruxy Cavey, author of The End of Religion. The discussion covers hell, Anabaptists, and the love of God—not to mention beards, dance parties, the urban Amish, and more. … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Edward Fudge, author of The Fire That Consumes, at the 2014 Rethinking Hell Conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas. Links Video recording of the interview (missing minutes at the beginning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30GgPbvehU … Continue reading →
On the January 3, 2015 episode of the Unbelievable? radio show with Justin Brierley, our very own Chris Date debated Dr. Albert Mohler on the topic of conditionalism. In episode #65 of the Rethinking Hell podcast, Chris was joined by … Continue reading →
In the January 3, 2015 episode of the Unbelievable? radio show with Justin Brierley, our very own Chris Date debated Dr. Albert Mohler on the topic of conditionalism. In this episode, Chris is joined by Rethinking Hell contributors Daniel Sinclair … Continue reading →
On December 14th, 2013, Moody Radio’s Julie Roys moderated an informal debate between Edward Fudge and Dr. Kevin Zuber on the radio show she hosts, Up For Debate. This episode contains the second half of Rethinking Hell contributors Ronnie D … Continue reading →
On December 14th, 2013, Moody Radio’s Julie Roys moderated an informal debate between Edward Fudge and Dr. Kevin Zuber on the radio show she hosts, Up For Debate. This episode contains part one of Rethinking Hell contributors Ronnie D and … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date speaks with a Baptist pastor about the long journey he undertook that led him to embrace conditional immortality and annihilationism. Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell and conditional immortality featured in the New York Times “Beliefs” column on October 11th, 2014. Four days later, in the October 15th episode of The Briefing, respected evangelical scholar Albert Mohler discussed the column and the doctrine of … Continue reading →
Best-selling author, pastor, theologian, and President of ReKnew.org, Greg Boyd joins Rethinking Hell contributor Joshua Anderson to discuss the evolution of his understanding of hell, based on a Christocentric hermeneutic. Links ReKnew.org, Greg Boyd’s ministry http://www.reknew.org Woodland Hills Church Sermon … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear continues to discuss the meaning of death, what the Bible means when it speaks of living people as if dead, and what it all means for conditionalism, in part two of his series. Links The … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Ronnie Demler delivers his presentation, “Persuasive or Evasive? Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Shifts in Traditionalist Dialectics,” at the inaugural Rethinking Hell Conference, 2014. Notes accompanying Ronnie’s presentation http://rethinkinghell.com/audio/meta/notes/demler_handout.pdf Rethinking Hell Book and Conference Links Rethinking Hell Book Ordering … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear discusses the meaning of death, what the Bible means when it speaks of living people as if dead, and what it all means for conditionalism. Stay tuned for part two in an upcoming episode! Links … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Joey Dear and Chris Date respond to Pastor John MacArthur’s 2011 sermon, “The Truth About Hell.” This episode contains the third and final part of their discussion. Links MacArthur’s Sermon, “The Truth About Hell” http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/80-376/the-truth-about-hell Rethinking Hell … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Joey Dear and Chris Date respond to Pastor John MacArthur’s 2011 sermon, “The Truth About Hell.” This episode contains part two of their discussion; stay tuned for an upcoming episode containing part three. Links MacArthur’s Sermon, “The … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Joey Dear and Chris Date respond to Pastor John MacArthur’s 2011 sermon, “The Truth About Hell.” This episode contains part one of their discussion; stay tuned for an upcoming episode containing part two. Links MacArthur’s Sermon, “The … Continue reading →
Harold Eberle, founder of Worldcast Ministries & Publishing, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his evangelism, conditionalism, and his book, Hell: God’s Justice, God’s Mercy. Links Worldcast Ministries & Publishing http://worldcastministries.com/ Harold’s book, Hell: God’s Justice, God’s Mercy … Continue reading →
Dr. Shawn Bawulski, Assistant Professor of Theology at LCC International University, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss a variation of traditionalism known as “reconciliationism,” and some of the challenges to conditionalism which he offers in his 2010 Philosophia Christi … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Nick Quient joins guest contributor Ronnie Demler to respond to various comments made about hell and annihilationism by Hank Hanegraaff, the “Bible Answer Man” and President of the Christian Research Institute. Discussed Texts They will suffer the … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributors Glenn Peoples and Chris Date discuss thanatophobia or necrophobia, the fear of death, and its relevance to the evangelical debate over hell. Links Greg Koukl on Stand to Reason, November 12, 2013 http://www.str.org/podcasts/weekly-audio/facing-danger-november-12-2013#.UxYSRnmPJqN Glenn’s blog, “Right Reason” … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism editors and contributors gather for a supersized episode of the podcast to share details about the 2014 Wipf & Stock publication, and July’s inaugural Rethinking Hell conference! Rethinking Hell Book and Conference Links Rethinking … Continue reading →
In Episode 48, we hear from Ralph Bowles. Ralph is involved in the work of the Anglican Church in Brisbane, Australia. He is also the author of “Does Revelation 14:11 Teach Eternal Torment? Examining a Proof-Text on Hell,” which appeared … Continue reading →
Dr. Gregory Crofford joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the threefold doctrinal test he subjects competing views of hell to in his book, The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-Examined. Links The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-Examined, … Continue reading →
Dr. John Roller joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what the early Church Fathers believed about human immortality and the final fate of the lost, as he examines in his book, The Doctrine of Immortality in the Early Church. This … Continue reading →
Dr. John Roller joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what the early Church Fathers believed about human immortality and the final fate of the lost, as he examines in his book, The Doctrine of Immortality in the Early Church. Links … Continue reading →
Dr. Kim Papaioannou joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the “locales” of future punishment and his book, The Geography of Hell in the Teaching of Jesus: Gehena, Hades, the Abyss, the Outer Darkness Where There Is Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth. … Continue reading →
Dr. Robin Parry joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss universalism and his book (written under the pseudonym Gregory MacDonald), The Evangelical Universalist. Links The Evangelical Universalist, 2nd ed, available at Amazon. Robin’s blog, Theological Scribbles.
Jim Wood, co-producer of Hell and Mr. Fudge, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Greg Stump to discuss the making of the movie, and the story it tells of Edward Fudge’s life and persistence in the face of controversy and opposition. Listen … Continue reading →
Dr. Max Sotak joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the assumptions read by traditionalists into the text of Scripture, as he details in his book, Damning Assumptions: What Advocates of Endless Torment Take for Granted. Links Dr. Sotak’s … Continue reading →
Steve Gregg, host of “The Narrow Path,” joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the three views of hell and his new book, All You Want to Know About Hell: Three Christian Views of God’s Final Solution to the … Continue reading →
On Saturday, September 28th, 2013, Dr. Phil Fernandes and Rethinking Hell contributor, Chris Date, debated the proposition, “The punishment of hell will be annihilation: the everlasting loss of life and conscious existence.” Date affirmed, articulating and defending conditional immortality and … Continue reading →
Dr. Tom Robinson, elder and senior minister at the Manhattan Church of Christ, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what he sees as the central significance of conditional immortality to many other areas of the Christian faith. Links Dr. … Continue reading →
Dr. Jim Spiegel, Professor of Philosophy & Religion at Taylor University, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Dr. Glenn Peoples to discuss conditionalism and Jim’s book, The Making of an Atheist. Links Dr. Spiegel’s employee profile at the Taylor University website Dr. … Continue reading →
In the three most recent episodes of their Straight Thinking podcast, Reasons to Believe featured Ken Samples discussing the biblical doctrine of hell and final punishment, and offering some criticisms of conditional immortality and annihilationism. In this episode, fellow Rethinking … Continue reading →
In the three most recent episodes of their Straight Thinking podcast, Reasons to Believe featured Ken Samples discussing the biblical doctrine of hell and final punishment, and offering some criticisms of conditional immortality and annihilationism. In this episode, fellow Rethinking … Continue reading →
Mike Owens joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his recently published book, So, Why Didn’t They Tell Me That in Church?, and the topic of its controversial tenth chapter promoting conditionalism. And click here to support the 2014 Rethinking Hell … Continue reading →
Blogger Chuck McKnight joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss how he became a conditionalist, and how it cost him his job at Answers in Genesis. Rethinking Hell promotes unity within evangelical Christianity on all non-essential matters, and we take no … Continue reading →
The Rethinking Hell contributors and a few special guests join Chris Date for a supersized episode of the podcast, to celebrate our one year anniversary and discuss the past year of ministry, feedback from our readers and listeners, and the ministry … Continue reading →
Dr. Craig Blomberg joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his criticisms of conditional immortality, and how evangelicals who disagree on the topic of hell should engage in the conversation. Links Dr. Blomberg’s faculty page at Denver Seminary His “New Testament … Continue reading →
Dr. Jon H. Zens joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss universalism and his book, Christ Minimized? A Response to Rob Bell’s Love Wins. Links Jon Zens’ website, http://www.jonzens.com/ Jon’s book, Christ Minimized?, available for purchase at his website “Searching … Continue reading →
Dr. Stanford E. Murrell and his son Adam Murrell, Reformed theologians and authors from Redeeming Grace Ministries, join Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss conditionalism and its compatibility with Reformed theology. This episode contains the second half of the discussion; listen … Continue reading →
Dr. Stanford E. Murrell and his son Adam Murrell, Reformed theologians and authors from Redeeming Grace Ministries, join Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss conditionalism and its compatibility with Reformed theology. This episode contains the first half of the … Continue reading →
Dr. David Instone-Brewer joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the nature and scandal of hell as he discusses in his book, The Jesus Scandals: Why He Shocked His Contemporaries (and Still Shocks Today). Links The Jesus Scandals website, www.biblescandals.com Dr. … Continue reading →
In a 2011 conference on eternal punishment at Sovereign Grace Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Thomas Dollahite, professor and Dean of Academics at Christ Seminary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delivered a lecture critical of annihilationism entitled Annihilationism Considered. In … Continue reading →
In a 2011 conference on eternal punishment at Sovereign Grace Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Thomas Dollahite, professor and Dean of Academics at Christ Seminary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delivered a lecture critical of annihilationism entitled Annihilationism Considered. In this episode, fellow Rethinking Hell … Continue reading →
Traditionalist Dr. Steve Jeffery, co-author of Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the positive case for annihilationism presented by Dr. Glenn Peoples in episode four of the Rethinking Hell … Continue reading →
In the 2012 Shepherd’s Conference, an annual event sponsored by John MacArthur’s Master’s Seminary, faculty member Dr. Matt Waymeyer delivered a lecture critical of Annihilationism, entitled Hell Under Fire. This episode of Rethinking Hell is the third and final installment of … Continue reading →
Dr. Webb Mealy, author of The End of the Unrepentant: A Study of the Biblical Themes of Fire and Being Consumed, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the final annihilation of the unsaved as part of a systematic, premillennial … Continue reading →
In the 2012 Shepherd’s Conference, an annual event sponsored by John MacArthur’s Master’s Seminary, faculty member Dr. Matt Waymeyer delivered a lecture critical of Annihilationism, entitled Hell Under Fire. This episode of Rethinking Hell is Part 2 of our response … Continue reading →
In the 2012 Shepherd’s Conference, an annual event sponsored by John MacArthur’s Master’s Seminary, faculty member Dr. Matt Waymeyer delivered a lecture critical of Annihilationism, entitled Hell Under Fire. This episode of Rethinking Hell is a response to Matt’s lecture, featuring new … Continue reading →
Dr. David Reagan, author of the book Eternity: Heaven or Hell?, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his book and what convinces him that conditionalism is the biblical view of final punishment. Links Lamb & Lion Ministries: http://www.lamblion.com/ Dr. Reagan’s … Continue reading →
Dr. Glenn Peoples joins Chris Date for a special extra long episode of the podcast, to respond to Pirate Christian Radio’s Chris Rosebrough, who critiqued the conditionalist writing of Dr. David Reagan in his recent interview on Worldview Weekend Radio. Links Chris … Continue reading →
Douglas Jacoby, author of the upcoming book What’s the Truth About Heaven and Hell? joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his book, his unique take on Conditionalism which he calls Terminism, and his experience as a long-time conditionalist. Referenced … Continue reading →
YouTube apologists Adam Zens, and his 15-year old daughter Melanie, join Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss raising critical thinkers, and how to respectfully disagree with one’s family over the nature of hell. The Zenses Online Adam Zens’ YouTube … Continue reading →
Roger Harper, author of The Lie of Hell, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his book, the significance of the distinction between Hades and Gehenna, some of the early influences on the traditional view of hell, and more. … Continue reading →
Part 2 of Chris Date’s discussion with Dr. Robert Taylor, author of Rescue From Death: John 3:16 Salvation, to discuss differences among conditionalists and why consistent Dispensationalists will believe in the annihilation of the unsaved. Referenced Resources Rescue From Death: … Continue reading →
Dr. Robert Taylor, author of Rescue From Death: John 3:16 Salvation, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss differences among conditionalists and why consistent Dispensationalists will believe in the annihilation of the unsaved. Referenced Resources Rescue From Death: John … Continue reading →
Justin Brierley, host of the UK radio program “Unbelievable,” joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss hell and a well-known Seattle pastor’s reaction when he discovered that Justin is a conditionalist. Referenced Resources The “Unbelievable?” website: http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Justin’s interview … Continue reading →
Kevin Miller joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss hell and his most recent documentary, “Hellbound?” Referenced Resources The “Hellbound?” documentary website: http://www.hellboundthemovie.com/ Kevin’s blog post, “Talking to Christians About Hell: It’s Not As Easy As You’d Think“ Kevin recommends … Continue reading →
Pastor Douglas Wilson, critic of conditional immortality, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his objections to belief in the final annihilation of the unsaved. Promoted Resources Doug Wilson’s blog, “Blog and Mablog”: http://www.dougwils.com/ The church at which Doug pastors: http://www.christkirk.com/ Podcast … Continue reading →
Christian philosopher Jeff Cook joins Rethinking Hell contributor Joshua Anderson to discuss conditionalism and his recent book, Everything New. Promoted Resources The website for Everything New: http://everythingnew.org/ The church at which Jeff pastors: http://www.whatisatlas.com/ The philosophy department of UNC where Jeff lectures: http://www.unco.edu/philosophy/ Podcast … Continue reading →
Dr. Glenn Peoples joins fellow RethinkingHell.com contributor Chris Date to discuss his open letter to traditionalists, and some of the reasons traditionalists are losing the battle over the doctrine of hell. Promoted Resources Dr. Glenn Peoples’ blog “An open letter … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date answers common traditional objections to conditional immortality and the final annihilation of the unsaved. Sources Cited Peterson, Robert A.; Fudge, Edward W. (2010-09-15). Two Views of Hell: A Biblical & Theological Dialogue (pp. 88-89). Intervarsity … Continue reading →
Part two of Chris Date’s discussion with Dr. Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell with Francis Chan, to discuss why, though finding himself now leaning toward conditionalism, a few passages still give him pause. Promoted Resources Preston Sprinkle’s website Preston on Twitter Preston … Continue reading →
Dr. Preston Sprinkle, co-author of Erasing Hell with Francis Chan, joins RethinkingHell.com contributor Chris Date to discuss why, having leaned toward the traditional view of hell when the book was published, he now finds himself leaning toward conditionalism. Promoted Resources Preston Sprinkle’s … Continue reading →
Rethinking Hell contributor Dr. Glenn Peoples presents the positive case for annihilationism.
Dr. John Stackhouse, Jr., Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, joins RethinkingHell.com contributor Chris Date to discuss his story as a conditionalist and his lecture, “Hell and the Goodness of God.” Promoted Resources John … Continue reading →
Part two of Chris Date’s discussion with Edward Fudge, author of The Fire That Consumes, who shares his story and talks about the recent movie that tells it, and about his latest and final book on the topic of final punishment, Hell: A … Continue reading →
Edward Fudge, author of The Fire That Consumes, joins RethinkingHell.com contributor Chris Date to discuss his story, the recent movie that tells it, and his latest and final book on the topic of final punishment, Hell: A Final Word. Promoted … Continue reading →