Christ Triumphant: Universalism Asserted as the Hope of the Gospel on the Authority of Reason, the Fathers, and Holy Scripture. Annotated Edition

by Thomas Allin, Robin A. Parry (Editor), Thomas Talbott (Foreword by)

Overview

"I plead for the acceptance of this central truth as the great hope of the gospel, that the victory of Jesus Christ must be final and complete, i.e., that nothing can impair the power of his cross and passion to save the entire human race."--Thomas Allin In 1885, the Rev. Thomas Allin waded into the debates on final punishment that had plagued the Church of England during the nineteenth century. His contribution was a radical book that sought to demonstrate that reason, tradition, and Scripture all affirm that God will one day redeem his whole creation through Jesus Christ. Universal salvation, he maintained, was the only way to coherently affirm the victory of God over evil. Allin's book is one of the first detailed attempts to show that global salvation was not some modern heresy, but an ancient Christian tradition with a serious claim to catholicity and orthodoxy. Turning the tables on the critics, Allin boldly argued that universalism, far from being dangerous, was actually needed to defend the orthodox faith of the church. This new edition of Allin's classic work includes an introduction that sets it in its historical context, the addition of subtitles to help readers navigate the argument, and numerous explanatory annotations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498229135
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	06/08/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	406
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Thomas Allin (1838-1909) was an Anglican priest from Ireland, best known for his defense of Christian universalism. Robin A. Parry is an editor for Wipf and Stock Publishers and, writing as Gregory MacDonald, the author of The Evangelical Universalist.
Robin Parry grew up near Liverpool before moving to Wales at the age of ten. It was in Wales that he became a Christian. In 1991, after completing his undergraduate degree in theology and some teacher training, he got married to Carol and moved to Worcester (the original one). They have been there ever since. Robin and Carol have two daughters, Hannah and Jessica, and a cat called Monty. Having been a teacher in a Sixth Form College (1991-2001), he moved into theological publishing, first at Paternoster (2001-2010) and then at Wipf and Stock (2010-), where he works as an editor. Robin's MA and PhD were in Old Testament, both degrees overseen by Professor Gordon Wenham. Robin writes books for a hobby and is trying to learn to play the cajon.


Thomas Talbott is professor emeritus of philosophy at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and the author of The Inescapable Love of God.

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Table of Contents

Introduction to Thomas Allin Robin A. Parry ix

Foreword to the Annotated Edition Thomas Talbott xxxviii

Foreword to the Fourth Edition Edna Lyall xlii

Preface to the Annotated Edition Robin A. Parry xliv

Preface to the Second Edition xlviii

Letter from Canon Wilberforce to the Author l

List of Abbreviations li

I Universalism Asserted on the Authority of Reason

1 The Question Stated 3

2 The Popular Creed Wholly Untenable: part 1 15

3 The Popular Creed Wholly Untenable: part 2 54

II Universalism Asserted on the Authority of Tradition

4 What the Church Teaches: from the second to the fourth century 83

5 "What the Church Teaches: from the fourth to the nineteenth century 137

6 Universalism and Doctrine 199

III Universalism Asserted on the Authority of Scripture

7 What the Old Testament Teaches 232

8 What the New Testament Teaches: universal salvation 241

9 What the New Testament Teaches: eschatological punishment 269

IV Conclusion: Universalism Asserted

10 Summary and Conclusions 305

Bibliography 337

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This annotated edition of Thomas Allin's Christ Triumphant is most welcome. I am confident that many will be surprised to learn that the "wider hope"—the hope for the ultimate salvation of every human being—enjoyed such vigorous support among so many of the church fathers."
—Fr. Aidan Kimel, Orthodox priest, theologian, blogger

"Robin Parry has done us a terrific service in producing this edition of Thomas Allin's most important work. He has opened up Christ Triumphant to a contemporary audience in a host of ways, not least with his introduction, his fresh typesetting, and his copious, helpful annotations. Christ Triumphant rejoins a burgeoning group of books that demonstrate that hope for universal salvation need not be taken as a departure from the theological tradition."
—Rev. Dr. Andrew Davison, Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and the Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

"Universalism Asserted . . . is the very best compendium of the glorious truth of modern times."
—Rev. Basil Wilberforce (1841-1916), Canon of Westminster Abbey

"In this author the doctrine of eternal hope has found no common champion."
—The Star (London)

Editorial Reviews

"This annotated edition of Thomas Allin's Christ Triumphant is most welcome. I am confident that many will be surprised to learn that the "wider hope"—the hope for the ultimate salvation of every human being—enjoyed such vigorous support among so many of the church fathers."
—Fr. Aidan Kimel, Orthodox priest, theologian, blogger

"Robin Parry has done us a terrific service in producing this edition of Thomas Allin's most important work. He has opened up Christ Triumphant to a contemporary audience in a host of ways, not least with his introduction, his fresh typesetting, and his copious, helpful annotations. Christ Triumphant rejoins a burgeoning group of books that demonstrate that hope for universal salvation need not be taken as a departure from the theological tradition."
—Rev. Dr. Andrew Davison, Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and the Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

"Universalism Asserted . . . is the very best compendium of the glorious truth of modern times."
—Rev. Basil Wilberforce (1841-1916), Canon of Westminster Abbey

"In this author the doctrine of eternal hope has found no common champion."
—The Star (London)

From the Publisher