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Hell and the Mercy of God (Paperback)
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Hell and the Mercy of God (Paperback)
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If God is truly merciful and loving, perfect in goodness, how can
he consign human beings created in his own image to eternal torment
in hell? God's goodness seems incompatible with inflicting horrible
evil upon those who oppose his will and defy his law. If to this
paradox we add the metaphysical requirement that God be perfect in
goodness, the eternal evil of hell seems to be contradictory to
God's own nature. Catholic philosopher Adrian Reimers takes on
these challenges in Hell and the Mercy of God, drawing on relevant
sources from Aristotle to Aquinas, from Dante to Tolkien, from
Wagner to John Paul II, along with Billie Holliday, The Godfather,
and the music of George Gershwin. He presents a philosophical
theology, grounded in Scripture, of the nature of goodness and
evil, exploring various types of pain, the seven capital sins, the
resurrection of the body, the meaning of mammon, the core meaning
of idolatry, the psychology of Satan and those who choose his path,
and the moral responsibility of the human person. These reflections
illuminate the intelligibility of orthodox Catholic teachings on
the goodness of God and the reality of hell. Hell is not an
arbitrary imposition set up for human rule-breakers but a
continuation of a freely chosen way of life manifest even in this
world. Examples from history, art, and contemporary culture lead
the author to conclude that anyone who does not believe in the
reality of hell is not paying enough attention. And yet, mercy and
hope remain triumphant, because, just as Christ offers entrance
into paradise to the "good thief" Dismas on the cross, God
continues to offer repentance and salvation to all who live.
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