17th Century – Is There Anything Good About Hell?

The Decline of Hell, D. P. Walker

January 18, 2021 / 17th Century, 20th Century, Book, Hell Literature Reviews, Monograph

An in-depth survey of views on hell in the 17th century. Fascinating and insightful, if narrow in its scope. Most of the usefulness of the book is in unearthing many of the philosophical questions, conundrums and attempted explanations ...
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London’s Lamentations, Thomas Brooks

December 22, 2020 / 17th Century, Book, Hell Literature Reviews, Monograph

Although the scope of the material here (a response to the Great Fire of London in 1666) is wider than the doctrine of hell, what Brooks does say here about hell is virtually unrivalled in emotive power and insight. Brooks also models the application of the doctrine of hell to his contemporary context. Excerpts 127
All the cruelties in the world ...
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