For a contrasting viewpoint, the following is an interview given by Edward Fudge who disagrees with the traditional viewpoint of Hell.
Edward Fudge is an author and practicing lawyer. He rejects the traditional viewpoint of eternal punishment and advocates the “conditionalist” perspective of hell – that after a period of suffering, the unfaithful will experience a complete extinguishing, or annihilation of existence.
For a more comprehensive explanation of the conditionalist view of hell, as contrasted with the traditional view, see Fudge’s book, Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue co-authored with Robert A. Peterson (Downers Grove: IVP, 2000).
This interview originally appeared in the May/June 2000 issue of Modern Reformation.
Matt Slick at CARM wrote a really good article on Edward Fudge, I felt it prudent to post here.
