Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved?: With a Short Discourse on Hell - 2nd Edition Balthasar Hans Urs VonPaperback

This book is perhaps one of the most misunderstood works of Catholic theology of our time. Yet, as von Balthasar insists, damnation is a real possibility for anyone. Critics contend that von Balthasar espouses universalism, the idea that all men will certainly be saved.

At the same time, he contends that a deep understanding of God's merciful love and human freedom, and a careful reading of the Catholic tradition, point to the possibility--not the certainty--that, in the end, all men will accept the salvation Christ won for all. Indeed, he explores the nature of damnation with sobering clarity. For this all-embracing salvation, von Balthasar says, we may dare hope, we must pray and with God's help we must work.The Catholic Church's teaching on hell has been generally neglected by theologians, with the notable exception of von Balthasar.

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