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Ep. 113 David Bentley Hart responds to Alan W. Gomes critique of That All Shall Be Saved

Grace Saves All: Christianity and Universal Salvation

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Is Calvinism a Calvinist Theology?

The harshness of Calvinism can make other traditions seem almost nice. All anti universalist Christian theologies must recognize that all moral consequence and creation inevitably flow back to God, which means that any ultimately unsaved remainder in creation correspondingly subtracts from the goodness of God. When we then take a look at God's decision to create from that anger, we find curiously enough that absolutely nothing changes. But even when you subtract the idea of predestination, the sheer stochastic possibility of the eternal suffering of rational nature is encompassed in God's decision.

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