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Welcome!

Christian History Institute, publisher of Christian History magazine, is pleased to provide this brief survey and resource guide on the history of Christian thought about hell. The doctrine of hell has sparked considerable debate, especially since the 19th century and most recently with Michigan pastor Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. We hope you’ll find that we’ve done our job as historians, so that this resource provides light in a debate where there’s a lot of heat.

This guide is also our first answer to the many readers of the magazine who have told us you would like to see us do more in the history of theology. Please continue to let us know how we’re doing—we exist to serve you. And if you find this publication helpful and would like to order multiple copies for church or classroom use, see the letter and order form bound into center of this booklet.

Many thanks to Jennifer Trafton, who served as project editor for this guide. We congratulate and rejoice with Jennifer on her forthcoming wedding this summer.

Meanwhile, our team is hard at work on issue #101 of Christian History, to be released this fall. The issue’s theme is healthcare in the early and medieval church, and its top story is about how Christians pioneered an important social service institution: the hospital. Another topic we are strongly considering for an upcoming issue is the African Church Fathers (Tertullian, Cyprian, Athanasius, Origen, and others).

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Yours in the renewing knowledge of our spiritual heritage, The team at Christian History

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