Deconstructing Hell: Open and Relational Responses to the Doctrine of Eternal Conscious Torment

Perhaps no modern church dogma has been more destructive to the mission of Jesus, created more atheists, or generated more religious trauma than that of eternal conscious torment (ECT) for the non-believer. The present volume brings together experts in their fields to take the reader on a historical, philosophical, and theological journey to deconstruct this harmful doctrine. Along the way, the reader will be not only offered compelling pathways to reconstruct a biblical perspective of ‘final punishment,’ but ways to heal and move beyond the dire impact of ECT indoctrination.