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Universalism in the Blogosphere

The theo-blogosphere is exploding with posts on universalism. In this post, I want to index these debates, and if people hear about other online conversations, please let me know and I will add them to this list. The posts are ordered chronologically, with the oldest first and the most recent last. Blogs are arranged alphabetically. The fact that I post these links on my site does not mean that I endorse any or all of the views expressed by the various individuals, particularly with regard to the online resources. I offer them in the hope that the dialogue will be furthered and our faith may be enriched.

Originally Posted July 21, 2006
Last Updated January 23, 2007
Note: this listing is the work of The Fire and The Rose

Christ in all the Scriptures/The Theology of G C Berkouwer:

• John Hick’s Religious World (Dec. 18, 2006)
• A Critique of J D Bettis, “Is Karl Barth a Universalist?” (June 9, 2007)
• Two more footnotes to “Berkouwer and Barth” (June 19, 2007)
  

Chrisendom:

• The logic of Talbott's universalism (Dec. 13, 2005)
  
• Christian Universalism Pt. 1 (Feb. 3, 2006)
  
• Christian Universalism Pt. 2 (Feb. 3, 2006)
• Christian Universalism Pt. 3 (Feb. 4, 2006)
• The Evangelical Universalist (Aug. 4, 2006)
  
• Universalism - a brief note on my position (Aug. 5, 2006)
• Guest Post - part 1 of 2 (Aug. 14, 2006)
• Guest Post - part 2 of 2 (Aug. 15, 2006)
• Debating Christian universalism (June 27, 2007)
• Useful Resources on Universalism for the Exegete (June 29, 2007)
• Redemptive judgment in hell? Pt 1 (July 2, 2007)
• Redemptive judgment in hell? Pt 2 (July 4, 2007)
• The power of a question (July 5, 2007)
  
• God is Love (July 10, 2007)
• Debate with a Universalist (July 13, 2007)
• Guest post: Gregory MacDonald (July 16, 2007)
• Gregory MacDonald responds to a question (July 17, 2007)
• Redemptive judgment in hell? Pt 3 (July 29, 2007)
• Gregory MacDonald responds to my previous post (July 30, 2007)
• Hell behind us (Sept. 29, 2007)
• The future of Christian Universalism debates (Jan. 16, 2008)
  

Connexions:

• “What happens after death?” (July 10, 2006)
  
• Death, judgement & hell: a little light reading (July 13, 2006)

Exiled Preacher:

• Universalism? (July 12, 2006)

Experimental Theology:

• Why I am a Universalist, Part 1: Talbott’s Propositions (Oct. 17, 2006)
• Why I am a Universalist, Part 2: God is not worthy of worship just because He’s God (Oct. 21, 2006)
• Why I am a Universalist, Part 3: The Gift of Hell (Oct. 23, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Interlude: On Reading the Bible and Moral Coherence (Oct. 24, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Part 4: Moral Luck (Oct. 25, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Interlude: A Reading of Romans 9-11 (Oct. 25, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Interlude: A Comment on the Disjoint Between a Continuous Soteriology and a Binary Eschatology (Oct. 27, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Part 5: Salvation in a Post-Cartesian World (Oct. 28, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Interlude: A Reading of I Corinthians 15 (Oct. 30, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Part 6: Thanatocentrism and the Fetish of the Thin Red Line (Oct. 31, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist, Comment: A Soteriology for All Possible Worlds (Nov. 1, 2006)
  
• Why I am a Universalist: Summing Up and Some Links (Nov. 2, 2006)
  

Faith & Theology:

• Hans Urs von Balthasar: dare we hope? (Jan. 20, 2006)
• Why I am not a universalist (June 23, 2006)
• And yes, there is a hell... (July 11, 2006)

Generous Orthodoxy Think Tank:

• “The Problem with Universalism?” (May 27, 2006)
• Hoping that Universalism Is / Will Be True (June 6, 2006)
• Underground Universalism (June 8, 2006)
• The Evangelical Universalist and “the ethos in some evangelical circles” (June 30, 2006)
• Help with a Kierkegaard Quotation? (July 6, 2006)
• Kierkegaard’s Own Words (July 12, 2006)
• Follow-Up to “Hoping that Universalism Is / Will Be True” (July 24, 2006)
• An Interview with The Evangelical Universalist (Oct. 25, 2006)
• “Heretics” on Public Radio (Nov. 17, 2006)
  
• Gregory MacDonald, “Can an Evangelical be a Universalist?” (Nov. 21, 2006)
  

God in a Shrinking Universe:

• Universalism (May 18, 2006)

Jason Clark:

• The Evangelical Universalist (July 15, 2006)
  

Leaving Münster:

• Universalism (index of posts)
• I heard a rumour ... (Mar. 7, 2004)
  
• Versions of universalism (Mar. 27, 2004)
• The horror of God’s unrestrained love? (Feb. 20, 2005)
  
• These Christians should bow before Confucius (Mar. 2, 2005)
  
• Universalism and the atonement (Mar. 4, 2005)
• Universalism and the atonement 2 - more questions (Mar. 8, 2005)
  
• Universalism and the atonement 3 - the unreached (April 1, 2005)
  
• Universalistic prayer (May 7, 2005)
  
• Universalism’s proof-texts (May 12, 2005)
  
• Universalism, Scott McKnight and protestant purgatory (May 19, 2005)
• Why do we hope? (May 20, 2005)
  
• Howard Marshall refutes universalism's proof-texts (apparently!) (June 13, 2005)
• Response to Howard Marshall (Universalism) (Nov. 21, 2005)
  
• Why evangelise if there's hope for non-Christians? (March 20, 2006)
• Hell has never been a fashionable destination! (May 9, 2006)
• Interview with Gregory MacDonald, part 1 (Oct. 24, 2006)
• Interview with Gregory MacDonald, part 2 (Nov. 8, 2006)
• Interview with Gregory MacDonald, part 3 (Nov. 25, 2006)
• A Heretic’s Guide to Eternity: A Review (Jan. 9, 2007)
  
• How will every knee bow? (April 28, 2007)
  
• McLaren on Hell, finally! (May 11, 2007)
  
• Radical inclusivism - not by way of an introduction (May 17, 2007)
  

The Lost Message:

• A Case for Universalism? (March 27, 2006)
• The Case for Universalism (May 15, 2006)
• Musing Universalism (May 18, 2006)
• The Challenge of Universalism (May 20, 2006)
• McLaren on Universalism (May 20, 2006)
• Biblical Universalism: An Introduction (May 21, 2006)
• Biblical Universalism Part One: Romans (May 23, 2006)
• The Evangelical Universalist (July 21, 2006)

Nothing New Under the Sun:

• Barth on universalism as hope and prayer (July 12, 2006)

On Journeying with those in Exile:

• On Divine Vengeance (July 24, 2007)
• Baudrillard and Christian Universalism: Freedom, Choice, Liberation, Martyrdom (Aug. 4, 2007)
  

Sean the Baptist:

• Is Universalism the Next Big Thing? (July 3, 2007)

Sub Ratione Dei:

• The Anonymous Universalist (July 23, 2007)
• Interrogating Talbott’s Universalism (July 25, 2007)
  

Toward Jerusalem:

• The Liberal Annihilationist, part 7: Universalist texts (Sept. 30, 2006)
• The Liberal Annihilationist: Summary (Sept. 30, 2006)
  

The Truth Will Set You Free:

• Universalism: Some Introductory Remarks (May 22, 2006)
• Universalism - Some Hermeneutic Concerns (May 23, 2006)
• Universalism: God's Justice and Mercy (May 24, 2006)
• True Freedom? The Question of Universalism (May 25, 2006)
• Universalism and Recapitulation - A Take on Dali (May 26, 2006)
• The Cutting Edge of Grace - Some (semi) Final Thoughts on Universalism (May 26, 2006)

Online Resources:

• Keith DeRose's page - “Universalism and the Bible” (pro)
• The Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry page - Universalism (contra)
• Debate between Tom Talbott and Eric Landstrom
• Christian Universalism.com
• Christian Universalism Articles

Published Books:

• Every Knee Shall Bow: The Case for Christian Universalism by Thomas Allin and Mark T. Chamberlain
• Hope Beyond Hell by Gerard Beauchemin
• The One Purpose of God by Jan Bonda
• Universalism and the Doctrine of Hell: Papers Presented at the Fourth Edinburgh Conference in Christian Dogmatics, 1991 by Nigel M. De S. Cameron
• Destined for Salvation: God’s Promise to Save Everyone by Kalen K. Fristad
• What Does the Bible Really Say About Hell?: Wrestling With the Traditional View (Living Issues Discussion Series) by Randolph J. Klassen
• The Evangelical Universalist by Gregory MacDonald (pseudonym)
  
• Universal Salvation?: The Current Debate by Robin A. Parry and Christopher H. Partridge
• The Inescapable Love of God by Thomas Talbott
• God Does Not Foreclose: The Universal Promise of Salvation by David Lowes Watson

New listings on Universalism (pro and con) by Barth and the Boyz:

Universalism and the Bible (http://pantheon.yale.edu/~kd47/univ.htm#9.)