Two Views of Hell

<P><B>Hell is real and terrible.</B> It is the fate of those who reject God. Evangelicals agree about this unhappy truth. Yet on some questions about hell disagreements arise.</P><P>Some evangelicals believe the wicked will experience perpetual conscious torment after death. Others argue that the wicked will experience a limited period of conscious punishment and then they will cease to exist.</P><P>In this Spectrum Multiview volume you will find an irenic yet frank debate between two evangelical theologians who present strong scriptural and theological evidence for and against each view. Both make a case that their view is more consistent with Scripture and with the holy and just nature of a loving God.</P><P>Robert Peterson defends the traditional view that those who do not have faith in Christ will suffer eternally in hell. Edward Fudge advocates the conditionalist perspective that after a period of suffering the unfaithful will experience a complete extinguishing or annihilation of existence. In addition each author presents a rebuttal to the viewpoint of the other.</P><P>Here is a dialogue that will inform and challenge those on both sides while impressing on all the need for faithful proclamation of the gospel of deliverance from sin and death.</P><P>Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.</P>