David Clayton

Soon as from earth I go what will become of me? Eternal happiness or woe must then my portion be. Charles Wesley`s words from his moving hymn, `Idumea`, seem to encapsulate the traditional Evangelical standpoint on the afterlife. And it is in response to such a conservative `sheep and goats` eschatology, as found in the Evangelical Alliance`s `Report on the Nature of Hell` (2000), that the Reverend David Clayton has penned this sensitive yet carefully argued work. From a pastoral point of view, preaching `hell` today is a thankless task. Punishment is an alien concept to a whole generation. Criminals are simply `unlucky to get caught`. So the concepts of moral obloqy and enduring punishment are alien to our modern liberal minds. David...

Дата выхода: январь 2006