Rethinking Hell

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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.

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Episode 56: The [True] Truth About Hell; A Response to John MacArthur, with Joey Dear and Chris Date (Part 3) 30.05.2014 1:22:55

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 →

Episode 55: The [True] Truth About Hell; A Response to John MacArthur, with Joey Dear and Chris Date (Part 2) 15.05.2014 1:06:58

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 →

Episode 54: The [True] Truth About Hell; A Response to John MacArthur, with Joey Dear and Chris Date (Part 1) 29.04.2014 1:05:51

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 →

Episode 53: God's Justice, God's Mercy, with Harold Eberle 15.04.2014 58:12

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 →

Episode 52: The Fire That Reconciles, with Shawn Bawulski 02.04.2014 1:58:48

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 →

Episode 51: Questioning the Bible Answer Man: A Response to Hank Hanegraaff, with Nick Quient and Ronnie Demler 12.03.2014 1:58:02

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 →

Episode 50: Necrophobia! with Glenn Peoples and Chris Date 04.03.2014 50:10

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 →

Episode 49: 2014 Book and Conference Teaser 22.02.2014 1:42:56

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 →

Episode 48: Rethinking Hell Down Under with Ralph Bowles 16.02.2014 45:55

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 →

Episode 47: The Dark Side of Destiny, with Greg Crofford 28.01.2014 1:32:10

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 →

Episode 46: Immortality in the Early Church, with John Roller (Part 2) 16.01.2014 1:08:01

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 →

Episode 45: Immortality in the Early Church, with John Roller (Part 1) 08.01.2014 52:17

Episode 44: The Geography of Hell, with Kim Papaioannou 18.12.2013 1:14:56

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 →

Episode 43: The Evangelical Universalist, with Robin Parry 03.12.2013 1:13:23

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.

Episode 42: Hell and Mr. Fudge, with Jim Wood 17.11.2013 43:49

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 →

Episode 41: Damning Assumptions, with Max Sotak 05.11.2013 46:49

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 →

Episode 40: All You Want to Know About Hell, with Steve Gregg 22.10.2013 1:10:29

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 →

Episode 39: Is Hell Forever? Chris Date and Phil Fernandes Debate Hell 08.10.2013 2:51:11

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 →

Episode 38: The Centrality of Conditionalism, with Tom Robinson 01.10.2013 1:03:08

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 →

Episode 37: The Making of an Atheist, with Jim Spiegel 18.09.2013 59:28

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 →

Episode 36: Straight Thinking About Hell Part 2, with Daniel Sinclair and Chris Date 05.09.2013 1:14:45

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 →

Episode 35: Straight Thinking About Hell Part 1, with Daniel Sinclair and Chris Date 02.09.2013 1:27:28

Episode 34: Why Didn't They Tell Me That? with Mike Owens 27.08.2013 1:13:47

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 →

Episode 33: Standing for Authority, with Chuck McKnight 14.08.2013 50:09

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 →

Episode 32: A Year of Rethinking Hell 30.07.2013 1:55:19

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 →