Catholic apologist Peter Kreeft on hell from Kevin Miller on Vimeo.
Why I’d rather seek truth than defend an idea
September 4, 2012 By 34 Comments
When you make a movie about hell (especially if it has a question mark at the end of the title), one thing is guaranteed: You’re going to get into a lot of debates. In fact, apart from finishing and promoting Hellbound?, that’s pretty much all I do these days—debate, debate, debate. Online, at the dinner [...]
Talking to Christians About Hell–It’s Harder Than You think
August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Anyone who thinks filmmaking is glamorous should try making a documentary sometime. Better yet, try promoting one. For a high profile film like The Hobbit, promotion means having Peter Jackson premiere an exclusive clip to hundreds of adoring fans at Comic-Con and then flying back home to New Zealand in his private jet. For a low budget [...]
Is God violent? Brian McLaren weighs in
August 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
In light of my recent blog posts addressing what I see as significant problems inherent in Reformed Christianity, penal substitution views of the atonement and the like, I thought it might be helpful to post this outtake from Brian McLaren’s Hellbound? interview. Enjoy! Is God Violent? Brian McLaren gives his POV from Kevin Miller on [...]
The Dark Knight’s Delusion
August 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s not often that you’ll find me sitting in church these days. Due to my hectic travel schedule, the 8:30am service time and my increasing ambivalence about institutional Christianity, my attendance record is rather spotty. But last Sunday there I was, two rows from the back, waiting for the service to start. Normally, it would [...]
Is Universalism the new Annihilationism?
August 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
Thanks to a prod from Graham Ware, I’m currently reading Clark. H. Pinnock’s excellent essay The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent. Published in 1990, Pinnock’s essay critiques the “traditional” doctrine of hell as eternal torment for the wicked and argues for the (then) radical notion of Annihilationism–the belief that the “impenitent wicked suffer extinction and [...]
Why we need the language of hell
August 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
James Eagan Holmes allegedly slaughters 12 people at a movie theater in Colorado. Survivor Stephanie Davies describes the event: “We were laying there, literally in the mouth of hell.” Anders Behring Breivik kills 69 people at a summer camp in Norway. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg seeks to capture his grief: “It was a paradise of [...]
“Hellbound?” footage sneak peek: Greg Boyd on reframing hell
August 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
Most bonus features are released on a film’s DVD. However, I’ve decided to post this interview segment with Greg Boyd prior to the release of Hellbound?, because I think Greg makes some very important points here that are worth considering prior to engaging in a discussion on hell. Enjoy! (P. S.: This segment DOES NOT [...]
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