“Universalism” in this context means that ... a point of view completely at odds with the Gospel and with Christian tradition). Putnam tells of giving a presentation before a group of Lutheran ...

1. The first is that of dogmatic universalism. This was the view of Origen in the early Church and is the view of Schleiermacher, expressed in the words, “that through the power of Redemption ...

and whether they would be happy to be thus hauled into court as witnesses for Christian universalism. In the case of Origen, we may doubt this last: he said that although all will be saved, this ...

Christianity appropriated the Old Testament, stated that Christians were the “new Israel,” then excoriated Jews for failing ...