The antinomy of gehenna: Pavel Florensky's contribution to debates on hell and universalism
In The Pillar and Ground of the Truth Pavel Florensky presents an account of hell, or ‘Gehenna’, that synthesises two seemingly irreconcilable claims: that God will save all people, and that some people will reject God forever. In insisting that both claims are true, and by recasting standard catego...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 74, Issue: 3, Pages: 235-251 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Florenskij, Pavel Aleksandrovič 1882-1937
/ Hell
/ God's will for salvation
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBK Soteriology NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
Last Judgement
B Human Agency B Universalism B Pavel Florensky B Eschatology B Hell |
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| Summary: | In The Pillar and Ground of the Truth Pavel Florensky presents an account of hell, or ‘Gehenna’, that synthesises two seemingly irreconcilable claims: that God will save all people, and that some people will reject God forever. In insisting that both claims are true, and by recasting standard categories of final judgement, purgation and human identity, Florensky produces a novel contribution in contemporary debates about hell and universalism. I begin by surveying his account, then address two key interpretive questions raised by his critics, and conclude by situating his account within modern western conversations. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930621000405 |