The Word 'Eternal' and the Punishment of the Wicked

The letter that cost Frederick Denison Maurice his chair at King's College, London. Replying to Dr. Jelf, Maurice argued that 'eternal' in scripture names a quality — the knowledge of God — not endless clock-time, and that the popular doctrine of everlasting torment slanders the divine character. His dismissal for these pages scandalized England and opened the door through which Farrar, Plumptre, and Allin (all in this collection) later walked.

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