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The Nature of Hell: A Report by the Evangelical Alliance Commission on Unity and Truth Among Evangelicals ACUTE

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. . . but were afraid to ask! This book is an excellent, succinct survey on the spectrum of views on the nature of hell within the Christian community. It gives a fair and objective analysis of the various positions, focusing on the traditional view and the "conditional" view (i.e, the idea that souls in hell are eventually destroyed, not tormented forever), and offers Biblically-based critiques of each position. The book addresses questions such as "What do the Old Testament and New Testaments really say about hell?" "How can a loving God allow people to suffer in hell?" "Is hell really eternal?" Although it is a tad academically-oriented (wonderfully footnoted for those who want to read more), it is still quite accessible to the aveage lay reader. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered what the Bible really teaches about hell.

Having just finished Rob Bell's "Love Wins" and Francis Chan's "Erasing Hell," this quick-to-read, crisp, Biblical work is great for a sermon series, a college class, or for helping oneself understand Hell. The writers present, with fairness, various views on Hell. They also show some outstanding Christians who did not believe the orthodox view and yet were not damned to hell. Finally they conclude the book with pastoral helps.