Edward William Fudge (1944–2017)
Autore di Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue
Sull'Autore
Edward William Fudge is a Christian theologian, Bible teacher, author, and, for more than twenty years, a practicing attorney. He maintains an international internet ministry at www.EdwardFudge.com.
Opere di Edward William Fudge
The Divine Rescue: The Gripping Drama of a Lost World and of the Creator Who Will Not Let It Go. (2010) 16 copie
Sunday-night sermons 3 copie
Christianity without ulcers 2 copie
One Life, death & judgment 1 copia
One Life, Death & Judgement 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Fudge, Edward William
- Data di nascita
- 1944-07-14
- Data di morte
- 2017-11-25
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- Lester, Limestone County, Alabama, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
- Attività lavorative
- Evangelist, Churches of Christ
lawyer - Relazioni
- Fudge, Bennie Lee (father)
- Organizzazioni
- Churches of Christ
- Breve biografia
- He started preaching in 1960 as a junior in high school and preached and taught the Bible for the rest of his life. In his more than 45 years as a pastor, teacher and lecturer.Edward graduated from Athens Bible School, Florida College, and Abilene Christian University, where he earned two degrees in biblical languages. He attended Covenant Theological Seminary and Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. Edward also earned a law degree from the University of Houston in 1988 and for the next 29 years, he practiced law with Jenkens & Gilchrist, Simmons & Fletcher, and The Lanier Law Firm.For 21 years he produced an internationally-distributed email devotional called gracEmail. He wrote numerous Christian books and published articles in Christianity Today and other popular and scholarly journals.
Edward’s church family since 1982 was Bering Drive Church of Christ in Houston, where he served as a Bible teacher and for 18 years as an elder.
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Recensioni
Hell A Final Word: The Surprising Truths I Found in… di Edward William Fudge
Looks at all the references in the Bible about hell, final end for the lost, etc. and ends up promoting annihilation.
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.In this book, Fudge espouses annihilationism. He does not believe that hell is the eternal torment of people who do not place their faith in Christ. Instead, those people cease to exist.
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.A short-hand explanation of the author's research and conclusions regarding hell, marketed as a companion to a movie coming out in the near future.
The author stops at nothing to prejudice the reader toward himself and his views with no end of rhetoric which would be intolerable in a truly academic setting. He expects the reader to agree with him, seeks to first prejudice the reader toward him, presents the evidence as he wishes, minimizes the evidence which is inconvenient for his position, and then expects the reader to make their decision purely on the basis of what he has written. Throughout he speaks uncharitably toward those who do not accept his position.
It would seem that the position the author advances is worthy of consideration and more robust analysis, and the author has presented two other books referred to in this book (which I have not personally read) which, I hope, provide that more thorough analysis.
Therefore, it is hard to really see this book as anything but a way to capitalize on the interest generated by the movie and to gain adherents for a position using less-than-honest methods in the name of "simplicity" and a resistance toward critical thinking or examination of the other side. It is hard to read this book and not think of the proverb, "the one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him" (Proverbs 18:17).
If you're interested in a more simplistic and highly prejudiced defense of conditional annihilationism, this book is for you. If you're looking for a well-reasoned analysis which takes detractions seriously, it won't be found here. One has to wonder why the author seems so concerned with critical thinking regarding his position and feels compelled to argue the case like a defense lawyer.… (altro)
The author stops at nothing to prejudice the reader toward himself and his views with no end of rhetoric which would be intolerable in a truly academic setting. He expects the reader to agree with him, seeks to first prejudice the reader toward him, presents the evidence as he wishes, minimizes the evidence which is inconvenient for his position, and then expects the reader to make their decision purely on the basis of what he has written. Throughout he speaks uncharitably toward those who do not accept his position.
It would seem that the position the author advances is worthy of consideration and more robust analysis, and the author has presented two other books referred to in this book (which I have not personally read) which, I hope, provide that more thorough analysis.
Therefore, it is hard to really see this book as anything but a way to capitalize on the interest generated by the movie and to gain adherents for a position using less-than-honest methods in the name of "simplicity" and a resistance toward critical thinking or examination of the other side. It is hard to read this book and not think of the proverb, "the one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him" (Proverbs 18:17).
If you're interested in a more simplistic and highly prejudiced defense of conditional annihilationism, this book is for you. If you're looking for a well-reasoned analysis which takes detractions seriously, it won't be found here. One has to wonder why the author seems so concerned with critical thinking regarding his position and feels compelled to argue the case like a defense lawyer.… (altro)
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.While some have criticized "Hell: A Final Word" for being too shallow or fast to make conclusions, this book is in essence a summary or follow up to his much larger book, "The Fire That Consumes." His original book is the more thought out, all encompassing volume. This smaller version gives a quick, still detailed overview of his argument that Scripturally, Hell is a place of final destruction for the wicked (known traditionally as annihilationism). Fudge compares this view with the orthodox view of eternal suffering and misery instead. I imagine that Fudge would be quite happy with the result of my reading: while not completely converted to the idea of annihilationism, I am passionate about researching the topic more thoroughly. While the traditional view is more readily accepted and taught, there are serious issues with its Scriptural basis in both Old and New Testament. I found Fudge's book to be a well written, humble, and Bible centered book that focused more on finding the real truth of God rather than proving himself to be right. Definitely a must read for Christians trying to understand their faith or for non-Christians who oppose the traditional view of hell.… (altro)
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- Opere
- 33
- Utenti
- 651
- Popolarità
- #38,783
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 9
- ISBN
- 24
