Swinburne's Hell and Hick's Universalism: Are We Free to Reject God?

This title was first published in 2003. This book seeks to establish whether a Christian position must entail a belief in hell or whether Christians can hold a coherent theory of universal salvation. Richard Swinburne's defence of hell¦ depends on the argument that hell is necessary if humans are to be genuinely free.¦ It becomes clear that the contemporary discussion of hell and universalism¦ cannot be separated from the¦ issues of human freedom and God's knowledge,¦ and so Hall¦ centres the discussion round the¦ question 'Are we Free to Reject God?' John Hick argues that although we are free to reject God¦ there will¦ eventually be an¦ universalist outcome. Having examined the contrasting arguments of Hick and Swinburne, Hall builds on Hick's position to¦ develop an argument for Christian universal salvation which holds in balance our freedom in relation to God and the assurance that all will finally be saved.