These essays stimulated my thinking on universalism, annihilationism (or conditional immortality), the Cross, the number of the saved, the problem of evil, and the key figures of Origen and Karl Barth.
A spirited biblical and theological debate between a leading conditionalist (Fudge, author of The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of Final Punishment) and a traditionalist (me; my book Hell on Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment presents this view).
Outstanding essays on history (R. Albert Mohler Jr.), Scripture (Daniel I. Block, Robert W. Yarbrough, Douglas J. Moo, and Gregory K. Beale), alternative views (Christopher W. Morgan on annihilationism, J. I. Packer on universalism), and pastoral theology (Sinclair B. Ferguson).
Though dated, this remains the classic Protestant work on hell. After a brief historical survey, Shedd expounds on "the biblical argument" and "the rational argument."
This significant source, which makes for fascinating reading, increased my understanding of some historical predecessors of contemporary universalism and annihilationism.
Heaven, Hell, and Rob Bell | He's not the first to try to resolve old biblical tensions in new ways. (March 2, 2011)
Three Models of Hell | "Is hell nothing more than eternal torture of the unsaved? Why would God engage in punishment that seems so cruel?"—Tony De Luca, New York, New York. (February 12, 2007)