Hell and the Cultural Evolution of Christianity

The traditional view of hell as eternal conscious torment is challenged by proponents of universalism and conditional immortality. However, they need to explain why the church has been misled in adopting the traditional view. This paper draws from cognitive and evolutionary science of religion to pr...

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Main Author: Launonen, Lari (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2022
In: Theology and science
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-208
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBC Doctrine of God
NBQ Eschatology
Further subjects:B Big Gods
B Cultural Evolution
B Universalism
B Conditional immortality
B eternal conscious torment
B cognitive science of religion
B Hell
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