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David Favager is a very learned author, with a BA in History, a PhD in Education, a Licence in Theology and a MA and ThD in Biblical Archaeology.  David was a school teacher for over 28 years, but now works as an educational travel manager. He is also a member of the Anglican community on Wirral.     

Content

The book is structured around four pillars that support the case for universalism: scripture, morality, atonement and theodicy. These chapters are preceded by a lengthy introduction, which outlines the ground to be covered, together with some preliminary conclusions.  As well as the further sections outlined below, there is also a useful glossary and a bibliography that includes hyperlinks.

Author

Despite the American spellings used throughout the book, Jean Wyatt is in fact a British author and a long-standing member of the Anglican community. She practised as a doctor in Africa and Asia for many years, before becoming a GP in Liverpool. Since retiring, she has been an active lay member and reader for the last 25 years.   

Content

The book considers the various issues raised by universalism, with each chapter leading with different sections of Lord’s Prayer. There are lots of interesting extra-biblical quotations in the book, although it is worth noting that C.S. Lewis was a firm believer in everlasting punishment.      

Dear all,

I know some of you do not celebrate Christmas at all, because of its connections with a pagan festival.

I hope you agree, however, that it is good to focus our minds on different things during the year and it must be a good thing to set aside some time to meditate on and celebrate the birth of Jesus and the incredible prophecies it fulfilled.

Unfortunately, none of our carols to my knowledge were written by universalists. To put this right, I'm sharing some pieces I wrote when I was 19 when I was trying to set up a local church in Wallasey. I hope you like them.

May God be with you,

The Author

Gregory McDonald is the pen name of Robin Parry, which he used due concerns at the time about the book’s potential effect on his employment and his reputation in orthodox circles.

Chapter Summary  

The first chapter looks at the problems of an eternal hell, including its injustice and how the saved could be happy if this happened. This is followed by some detailed analysis of the philosophical issues around freewill.

There are a lot of books on the 'further reading' tab that most of us probably won't get around to reading any time soon. I expect there are a lot of good points in these books and perhaps some arguments we may have overlooked. So I wondered if each one of us might commit to reading just one of these books and then feedback to others via this discussion page.

I you're happy to do this, please just tell me in advance which book you'd like to study to avoid any duplication. Then, when you've read it, please provide a short summary book review, including the salient points and any thoughts of your own you might like to share.

You can choose any book in the list, providing, of course, you are not the author! Please also remember to let me have full details of any other good books on…

As you may know I set out on a pilgrimage and found myself in the middle of one of the most complex and tense political situations of our day. I have been regularly moving between Israeli and Palestinian territories and wondering if there is a biblical position we should have on the matter. For now I am trying my best to help the most disadvantaged on both sides.

Do you think God authorises the economic systems we see, some verses seem to suggest God intends for there to be a power disparity on earth, do you think he has a purpose for creating a distinction between rich and poor in society?

Do people believe miracles continue today? If not, why not? (By ‘miracles’, I mean things that interfere with the laws of the physical universe).

I know a lot of Christians and Muslims for that matter speculate on the date, location and circumstances of Jesus return to earth. I was wondering if anyone has any further clarity on when, where and how we can actually expect this to happen. Are there any resources which compare all the hypothesis in light of present day evidence?