Rethinking Hell
158 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsRethinking Hell is a central resource for a view on Hell called Conditional Immortality (a.k.a. conditionalism or annihilationism). Focusing on this biblical view as held by many Evangelical Christians, we interview notable proponents, respond to the challenges of critics, present the stories of people who once held to the traditional view but are now rethinking hell, and much more.
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Episode 107: "Hell Under Fire" Under Fire, Part 6: The Preacher and Hell
November 18, 2017 20:36 - 2 hours - 90.6 MBPart six of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This sixth episode in the series reviews chapter 10, "Pastoral Theology: The Preacher and Hell," by Sinclair Ferguson.
Episode 106: In the Line of [Eternal] Fire; Dr. Michael Brown on Conditionalism and Hell
November 02, 2017 04:44 - 1 hour - 44 MBDr. Michael Brown joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss hell and immortality in evangelism and the Old Testament.
Episode 105: "Hell Under Fire" Under Fire, Part 5: Hell in Biblical and Systematic Theology
October 22, 2017 20:57 - 2 hours - 96.5 MBRethinking Hell contributors Peter Berthelsen and Glenn Peoples join Chris Date for the fifth of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This fifth episode in the series reviews chapter 6, "Biblical Theology: Three Pictures of Hell," by Christopher Morgan, and chapter 7, "Systematic Theology: Three Vantage Points of Hell," by Robert Peterson.
Episode 104: "Hell Under Fire" Under Fire, Part 4: "Eternal Destruction" and Hell in Paul
October 02, 2017 18:08 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBPart 4 of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This fourth episode in the series reviews chapter 4, "Paul on Hell," by Douglas Moo.
Episode 103: "Hell Under Fire" Under Fire, Part 3: Hell in the Teaching of Jesus
September 18, 2017 03:48 - 2 hours - 98 MBRethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair join Chris Date for the third of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This third episode in the series reviews chapter 3, "Jesus on Hell," by Robert Yarbrough.
Episode 102: "Hell Under Fire" Under Fire, Part 2: Progressive Revelation of Hell
September 04, 2017 02:34 - 2 hours - 91.7 MBRethinking Hell contributors Joey Dear and William Tanksley join Chris Date for the second of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This second episode in the series reviews the second chapter, "The Old Testament on Hell," by Daniel Block, and chapter 5, "The Revelation on Hell," by G. K. Beale.
Episode 101: "Hell Under Fire" Under Fire, Part 1: The History of Hell
August 20, 2017 23:46 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBPart 1 of a series of episodes reviewing Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson. This first episode in the series reviews the book's introduction, as well as the first chapter, "Modern Theology: The Disappearance of Hell," by Al Mohler.
Episode 100: Celebrating One Hundred Episodes!
August 06, 2017 21:30 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBSeveral members of the Rethinking Hell team gather to celebrate one hundred episodes of the Rethinking Hell podcast! Peter Berthelsen, Darren Clark, Mark Corbett, Chris Date, Joey Dear, Peter Grice, Glenn Peoples, Nick Quient, Christopher Ray, Daniel Sinclair, William Tanksley, … Continue reading →
Episode 99: A Consuming Passion Festschrift Special (Part 3)
February 28, 2017 13:58 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date continues a series of special episodes celebrating 2015′s publication of the ministry’s second book, A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge, by interviewing its authors. In this third episode … Continue reading →
Episode 98: Date vs. Pettis Debate Review (Part 3)
September 27, 2016 19:32 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBRethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair, and guest contributor Peter Berthelsen, join Chris Date for a massive five-hour review of his recent debate with Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut, and of some of the conversations that … Continue reading →
Episode 97: Date vs. Pettis Debate Review (Part 2)
September 27, 2016 19:31 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBRethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair, and guest contributor Peter Berthelson, join Chris Date for a massive five-hour review of his recent debate with Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut, and of some of the conversations that … Continue reading →
Episode 96: Date vs. Pettis Debate Review (Part 1)
September 27, 2016 18:28 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBRethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Daniel Sinclair, and guest contributor Peter Berthelsen, join Chris Date for a massive five-hour review of his recent debate with Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut, and of some of the conversations that … Continue reading →
Episode 95: “Issuant” Views and the Problem of Hell, with Ray Baker
September 19, 2016 15:46 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBDr. Ray Baker, academic dean at CredoAkademin in Stockholm, Sweden, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what he calls “issuant” views of hell and how they fare in their attempts to answer the Problem of Hell. Links The … Continue reading →
Episode 94: “Is Conditional Immortality Biblical?” Chris Date and Len Pettis Debate Hell
September 16, 2016 03:54 - 2 hours - 88.5 MBOn Friday, September 9th, 2016, Len Pettis of the Bible Thumping Wingnut and Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date debated the proposition, “Is Conditional Immortality Biblical?” Date affirmed, articulating and defending conditional immortality. Pettis denied, articulating and defending the traditional view … Continue reading →
Episode 93: A Consuming Passion Festschrift Special (Part 2)
August 09, 2016 03:52 - 1 hour - 52 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date continues a series of special episodes celebrating last year’s publication of the ministry’s second book, A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge, by interviewing its authors. In this second … Continue reading →
Episode 92: A Consuming Passion Festschrift Special (Part 1)
June 19, 2016 01:45 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date kicks off a series of special episodes celebrating last year’s publication of the ministry’s second book, A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge, by interviewing its authors. In this … Continue reading →
Episode 91: Fear, Fire, and the Pharisees; A Response to Joel Richardson (Part 2)
May 05, 2016 00:38 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBRethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Nick Quient join Chris Date to respond to arguments against conditionalism recently published by Joel Richardson, host of the web TV series “The Underground.” This episode contains part two of their discussion; listen to … Continue reading →
Episode 90: Fear, Fire, and the Pharisees; A Response to Joel Richardson (Part 1)
May 05, 2016 00:38 - 52 minutes - 36.5 MBRethinking Hell contributors William Tanksley and Nick Quient join Chris Date to respond to arguments against conditionalism recently published by Joel Richardson, host of the web TV series “The Underground.” This episode contains part one of their discussion; listen to … Continue reading →
Episode 89: Giving Up Hell for a Year, with Kurt Willems
March 13, 2016 14:06 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBKurt Willems, founding pastor of Pangea Communities and blogger at The Pangea Blog, joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss what led him to accept conditional immortality and why he encourages Christians to practically give up hell for a … Continue reading →
Episode 88: Honoring the Martyrs, with Preston Sprinkle
February 28, 2016 17:23 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBDr. Preston Sprinkle joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his ongoing journey when it comes to his understanding of hell, and the importance of standing up for what one thinks the Bible teaches, even when doing so may … Continue reading →
Episode 87: Four Views on Hell 2.0—Universalism, with Robin Parry
February 15, 2016 19:43 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBDr. Robin Parry joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his chapter on Universalism, and his responses to other contributors, in Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four Views on Hell @ Zondervan http://zondervanacademic.com/products/four-views-on-hell-1 Four … Continue reading →
Episode 86: Four Views on Hell 2.0—Conditionalism, with John Stackhouse
February 05, 2016 13:54 - 53 minutes - 37 MBProfessor John Stackhouse joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his chapter on Conditionalism (or “terminal punishment” as he calls it), and his responses to other contributors, in Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four … Continue reading →
Episode 85: Her Gates Will Never Be Shut, with Brad Jersak
January 30, 2016 22:03 - 1 hour - 53 MBBrad Jersak joins us to discuss hopeful inclusivism, apokatastasis, and the Church Fathers, as well as Jersak’s book, Her Gates Will Never Be Shut: Hope, Hell, and the New Jerusalem. Links Jersak’s book, Her Gates Will Never … Continue reading →
Episode 84: Four Views on Hell 2.0—Purgatory, with Jerry Walls
January 20, 2016 15:37 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBProfessor Jerry Walls joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his chapter on Purgatory, and his responses to other contributors, in Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four Views on Hell @ Zondervan http://zondervanacademic.com/products/four-views-on-hell-1 Four … Continue reading →
Episode 83: Pastor With No [Good] Answers (On Hell), a Response to Sean Cole (Part 3)
January 08, 2016 04:52 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBRethinking Hell contributor William Tanksley joins Chris Date to play and respond to clips from an episode of Pastor Sean Cole’s “Understanding Christianity” podcast, which he recorded before his debate with Chris was published on Bad Christian’s “Pastor With No … Continue reading →
Episode 82: Pastor With No [Good] Answers (On Hell), a Response to Sean Cole (Part 2)
January 08, 2016 04:50 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBRethinking Hell contributor William Tanksley joins Chris Date to play and respond to clips from an episode of Pastor Sean Cole’s “Understanding Christianity” podcast, which he recorded before his debate with Chris was published on Bad Christian’s “Pastor With No … Continue reading →
Episode 81: Pastor With No [Good] Answers (On Hell), a Response to Sean Cole (Part 1)
January 08, 2016 04:49 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBRethinking Hell contributor William Tanksley joins Chris Date to play and respond to clips from an episode of Pastor Sean Cole’s “Understanding Christianity” podcast, which he recorded before his debate with Chris was published on Bad Christian’s “Pastor With No … Continue reading →
Episode 80: Four Views on Hell 2.0—Traditionalism, with Denny Burk
December 15, 2015 14:07 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBProfessor Denny Burk joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss his traditionalist contribution to Zondervan’s forthcoming second edition of Four Views on Hell. Links Four Views on Hell @ Zondervan http://zondervanacademic.com/products/four-views-on-hell-1 Four Views on Hell @ Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010R9L4BC/ First … Continue reading →
Episode 79: Almost Heretics, a Response to Todd Friel (Part 2)
October 13, 2015 16:13 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MBRethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear joins Chris Date to respond to some clips of Todd Friel of Wretched Radio offering his own unique brand of criticism of annihilationism. This episode contains the second half of their two-hour discussion; listen to … Continue reading →
Episode 78: Almost Heretics, a Response to Todd Friel (Part 1)
October 10, 2015 16:43 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBRethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear joins Chris Date to respond to some clips of Todd Friel of Wretched Radio offering his own unique brand of criticism of annihilationism. This episode contains the first half of their two-hour discussion; stay tuned … Continue reading →
Episode 77: Burning Love (and Consuming Fire), a Response to Robin Parry (Part 2)
September 29, 2015 15:59 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBRethinking Hell contributors Nick and Allison Quient join Chris Date to respond to some clips from Dr. Robin Parry’s plenary speech at the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, in which he presented a theological case for universalism. This episode contains the … Continue reading →
Episode 76: Burning Love (and Consuming Fire), a Response to Robin Parry (Part 1)
September 24, 2015 12:40 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBRethinking Hell contributors Nick and Allison Quient join Chris Date to respond to some clips from Dr. Robin Parry’s plenary speech at the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, in which he presented a theological case for universalism. This episode contains the … Continue reading →
Episode 75: The New City Catechism on Hell (Part 2)
September 13, 2015 00:03 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBRethinking Hell contributors discuss and respond to what the New City Catechism, adapted by Timothy Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms, says about hell. This episode contains the last … Continue reading →
Episode 74: The New City Catechism on Hell (Part 1)
September 08, 2015 15:13 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBRethinking Hell contributors discuss and respond to what the New City Catechism, adapted by Timothy Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms, says about hell. This episode contains the first … Continue reading →
Episode 73: No Penitent in Hell, a Response to James White (Part 2)
August 20, 2015 19:10 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBRethinking Hell contributors Glenn Peoples and William Tanksley join Chris Date to play and respond to some clips from the Dividing Line and Unbelievable? programs, in which Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries critiques conditional immortality and annihilationism. … Continue reading →
Episode 72: No Penitent in Hell, a Response to James White (Part 1)
August 20, 2015 19:09 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBRethinking Hell contributors Glenn Peoples and William Tanksley join Chris Date to play and respond to some clips from the Dividing Line and Unbelievable? programs, in which Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries critiques conditional immortality and annihilationism. … Continue reading →
Episode 71: The View From the Outside, with Andrew Whyte (Part 2)
August 07, 2015 12:46 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date is joined by former evangelical turned agnostic, Andrew Whyte, to discuss one unbeliever’s perspective on the intramural evangelical hell debate. This episode contains the second half of their two-and-a-quarter hour discussion. Links Andrew’s “Christian Diversity” … Continue reading →
Episode 70: The View From the Outside, with Andrew Whyte (Part 1)
July 30, 2015 15:37 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date is joined by former evangelical turned agnostic, Andrew Whyte, to discuss one unbeliever’s perspective on the intramural evangelical hell debate. This episode contains the first hour of their two-and-a-quarter hour discussion. Links Andrew’s “Christian Diversity” … Continue reading →
Episode 69: Buzzfeeding Hell, a Response to J. D. Greear
July 09, 2015 15:11 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBRethinking Hell contributors discuss a recent Gospel Coalition article, “7 Truths About Hell,” written by J. D. Greear, lead pastor of The Summit Church in North Carolina. Links “7 Truths … Continue reading →
Episode 68: Hell, Anabaptists, and the Love of God, with Bruxy Cavey
July 01, 2015 13:45 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBIn celebration of Canada Day, we interview Bruxy Cavey, author of The End of Religion. The discussion covers hell, Anabaptists, and the love of God—not to mention beards, dance parties, the urban Amish, and more. … Continue reading →
Episode 67: The 2014 Conference Interview with Edward Fudge
May 14, 2015 03:22 - 57 minutes - 40.2 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date interviews Edward Fudge, author of The Fire That Consumes, at the 2014 Rethinking Hell Conference at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas. Links Video recording of the interview (missing minutes at the beginning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30GgPbvehU … Continue reading →
Episode 66: A Response to the Mohler-Date Debate, Part 2
February 11, 2015 13:56 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBOn the January 3, 2015 episode of the Unbelievable? radio show with Justin Brierley, our very own Chris Date debated Dr. Albert Mohler on the topic of conditionalism. In episode #65 of the Rethinking Hell podcast, Chris was joined by … Continue reading →
Episode 65: A Response to the Mohler-Date Debate, Part 1
January 31, 2015 22:21 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBIn the January 3, 2015 episode of the Unbelievable? radio show with Justin Brierley, our very own Chris Date debated Dr. Albert Mohler on the topic of conditionalism. In this episode, Chris is joined by Rethinking Hell contributors Daniel Sinclair … Continue reading →
Episode 64: Up For Debate? A Response to Kevin Zuber, with Ronnie Demler and Chris Date (Part 2)
December 15, 2014 02:57 - 58 minutes - 40.9 MBOn December 14th, 2013, Moody Radio’s Julie Roys moderated an informal debate between Edward Fudge and Dr. Kevin Zuber on the radio show she hosts, Up For Debate. This episode contains the second half of Rethinking Hell contributors Ronnie D … Continue reading →
Episode 63: Up For Debate? A Response to Kevin Zuber, with Ronnie Demler and Chris Date
December 04, 2014 15:37 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBOn December 14th, 2013, Moody Radio’s Julie Roys moderated an informal debate between Edward Fudge and Dr. Kevin Zuber on the radio show she hosts, Up For Debate. This episode contains part one of Rethinking Hell contributors Ronnie D and … Continue reading →
Episode 62: A Baptist’s Change of Mind, with Graham Ware
November 21, 2014 07:12 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBBaptist Pastor Graham Ware joins Rethinking Hell contributor Chris Date to discuss the two year long journey he undertook that led him to embrace conditional immortality and annihilationism. Links Centre Street Baptist Church’s website http://centrestreetbaptistchurch.com/ “Deo Favente,” Pastor Graham’s blog … Continue reading →
Episode 62: A Baptist’s Change of Mind
November 21, 2014 07:12 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBRethinking Hell contributor Chris Date speaks with a Baptist pastor about the long journey he undertook that led him to embrace conditional immortality and annihilationism. Continue reading →
Episode 61: Long Before WWII; A Response to Albert Mohler
October 18, 2014 00:32 - 30 minutes - 28 MBRethinking Hell and conditional immortality featured in the New York Times “Beliefs” column on October 11th, 2014. Four days later, in the October 15th episode of The Briefing, respected evangelical scholar Albert Mohler discussed the column and the doctrine of … Continue reading →
Episode 60: Withdrawing His Sustaining Hand, with Greg Boyd
October 02, 2014 05:35 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBBest-selling author, pastor, theologian, and President of ReKnew.org, Greg Boyd joins Rethinking Hell contributor Joshua Anderson to discuss the evolution of his understanding of hell, based on a Christocentric hermeneutic. Links ReKnew.org, Greg Boyd’s ministry http://www.reknew.org Woodland Hills Church Sermon … Continue reading →
Episode 59: Death, Adam and Eve, and Ephesians 2:1, with Joey Dear (Part 2)
August 05, 2014 13:24 - 41 minutes - 29.1 MBRethinking Hell contributor Joey Dear continues to discuss the meaning of death, what the Bible means when it speaks of living people as if dead, and what it all means for conditionalism, in part two of his series. Links The … Continue reading →