Table of Contents
Foreword John G. Stackhouse Jr. ix
Preface Gregory G. Stump xv
Acknowledgments xix
Permissions xx
Abbreviations xxiii
Editor's Introduction Christopher M. Date xxvii
Part 1 Rethinking Hell
1 Igniting an Evangelical Conversation Peter S. Grice 3
2 Introduction to Evangelical Conditionalism Glenn A. Peoples 10
Part 2 Influential Defenses of Conditionalism
3 The Final End of the Wicked Edward W. Fudge 29
4 The Nature of Final Destiny Stephen H. Travis 44
5 Judgment and Hell John R. W. Stott 48
6 The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent Clark H. Pinnock 56
7 The Case for Conditional Immortality John W. Wenham 74
Part 3 Biblical Support for Conditionalism
8 The Doom of the Lost Basil F. C. Atkinson 99
9 New Testament Teaching on Hell E. Earle Ellis 116
10 Does Revelation 14:11 Teach Eternal Torment? Ralph G. Bowles 138
11 The General Trend of Bible Teaching Harold E. Guillebaud 155
12 Claims about "Hell" and Wrath Anthony C. Thiselton 174
Part 4 Philosophical Support for Conditionalism
13 Is the Soul Immortal? Philip E. Hughes 185
14 Divine Justice Henry Constable 198
15 Divine and Human Punishment in the New Testament Christopher D. Marshall 207
16 A Kinder, Gentler Damnation? Nigel G. Wright 228
17 The Future of the Totally Corrupt Richard G. Swinburne 234
Part 5 Historical Considerations
18 The Development of Gehenna between the Old and New Testaments Kim G. Papaioannou 245
19 Conditionalism in the Early Church LeRoy E. Froom 260
Part 6 Conditionalism and Evangelicalism
20 Hell and Evangelical Unity Evangelical Alliance 281
21 Diverse Christian Beliefs about Life beyond Death Roger E. Olson 289
22 Equally Orthodox Christians Ben Witherington III 29
Appendix A Recommended Reading 305
Bibliography 307
Ancient Document Index 319