The Dark Side of Destiny: Hell Re-Examined

by J. Gregory Crofford, Edward William Fudge (Foreword by)

Overview

About the Contributor(s): J. Gregory Crofford (PhD, University of Manchester) is Coordinator of Education and Clergy Development for the Africa Region, Church of the Nazarene. He is the author of Streams of Mercy: Prevenient Grace in the Theology of John and Charles Wesley (2010).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625642813
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	11/14/2013
Pages:	92
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Gregory Crofford (PhD, University of Manchester) is a veteran missionary with the Church of the Nazarene, serving as a theological educator and educational administrator. Currently, he is Coordinator for Education and Clergy Development on the Africa Region. Past positions include Director of the Institut Theologique Nazareen (2009-13), Director of the Seminaire Theologique Nazareen d'Haiti (2004-05), missionary to Cote d'Ivoire and Benin (1994-03) and pastor in Sedalia, Missouri (1989-93). Crofford is an ordained Nazarene elder in the Church of the Nazarene and a member of the Wesleyan Theological Society. Dr. Crofford addresses a variety of issues and invites dialogue on his theology weblog at http://www.gregorycrofford.com/. For an abridged academic CV, visit the Manchester Wesley Research Center at www.mwrc.ac.uk/greg-crofford

Table of Contents

About the Author ix

Foreword xi

Prologue xiii

1 The God of Fair Play 1

2 Our Loving and Holy God 7

3 Back on Your Heads! 13

4 Are There Second Chances after Death? 21

5 What Are We, Anyways? 35

6 The Bright Side of Destiny: Resurrection, Reward, and Immortality 45

7 The Dark Side of Destiny: Resurrection, Punishment, and Destruction 53

8 Answering Objections 61

Epilogue 67

For Further Reading 71

Bibliography 73