Kronen, J: God's Final Victory

Chapter I: Introduction / Chapter II: Hellisms: The Species of DH / Chapter III: Universalisms: The Species of DU / Chapter IV: Universalism and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture / Chapter V: A Prima Facie Case for DU / Chapter VI: Hell and Justice / Chapter VII: The Argument from Efficacious Grace / Chapter VIII: Freely Chosen Universal Salvation / Chapter IX: Final Concerns / Bibliography / Index

John Kronen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, USA. He specializes in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion and is the co-translator, with Jeremiah Reedy, of Suarez's Metaphysical Disputation XV, On the Formal Cause of Substance (2000). Eric Reitan is Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma State University, USA. He specializes in ethics and the philosophy of religion and has published extensively in these areas. His book, Is God a Delusion? A Reply to Religion's Cultured Despisers (2009) was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2009.

"The authors controversially argue that, in the light of fundamental Christian doctrine, the view that all are saved is more reasonable than any view on which some are not. This is the state of the art of argument in support of universalism, and should be taken into account in any discussion of it." -- Keith E. Yandell, Julius R. Weinberg Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA '...The overall quality of the work overshadows any critique of form. The historical breadth and depth of analysis will make this volume helpful for researchers and for graduate-level courses in philosophy of religion.' - Choice Magazine "In their comparative case for Christian universalism entitled God's Final Victory, John Kronen and Eric Reitan display an exhaustive knowledge of the relevant philosophical and theological literature; and even though they make no claim of completeness for their study, they may in fact have produced the most complete discussion to date of the relevant philosophical and theological issues. No philosopher or theologian who in the future addresses the issue of universalism will be able to ignore the arguments of this book, and even many parishioners in the pew, however impatient they may be with finely drawn philosophical distinctions, will benefit greatly from it. The final chapter in particular will be of interest to the Christian community as a whole, because it includes an easy to digest summary of the overall argument and also addresses the issue of evangelism as well as other practical Christian concerns.The book's most important contribution to the contemporary discussion lies in a sustained and powerful critique of the so-called Argument from Freedom, the argument that, for all we know, God cannot save all sinners without violating their freedom in inappropriate ways. Kronen and Reitan demonstrate first how, given the traditional Christian understanding of his nature, God is in a position to confer efficacious grace on