A Consuming Passion bookcover

A Consuming Passion

Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge

Ron Highfield 

(Editor)

Stephen Travis 

(Foreword by)
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Description

This diverse collection of essays in honor of Edward William Fudge explores the topics of hell and immortality, for which Fudge has been widely known through his magnum opus, The Fire That Consumes. Most Christians believe people will live and suffer in hell forever, but Fudge defends a view known historically as "conditional immortality." He and a growing minority of Christians believe God will grant immortality only to those who meet the condition of being united with Christ on the Last Day, while those who do not will perish forever. Although Christians sharing Fudge's view have defended it both before and after him, conditionalists today still point to The Fire That Consumes as the seminal treatment of the topic. In July 2014, Christians from around the world gathered at the inaugural Rethinking Hell conference, to celebrate Fudge's life and work and to discuss the nature of hell in an open and respectful forum. This volume contains most of the essays presented at that conference, and several others volunteered by conditionalists since then, as a gift to Fudge for the tremendous impact he has had on them, and for the continued work he does for God's kingdom.

Product Details

PublisherPickwick Publications
Publish DateOctober 13, 2015
Pages454
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781498223058
Dimensions8.9 X 5.9 X 0.9 inches | 1.3 pounds

About the Author

Christopher M. Date is the principal blogger and podcaster of the Rethinking Hell project and works as a software engineer in the Pacific Northwest.
Ron Highfield is Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He is the author of Barth and Rahner (1989), Great is the Lord (2008), God, Freedom & Human Dignity (2013), and The Faithful Creator (2015). He is a co-author of Four Views on Divine Providence (2011).

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