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Hopeful universalism

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06/10/2020
Author
Rea, Michael
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Abstract
This article argues against the rationality of ‘hopeful universalism’, the components of which include the unconditional considered hope that soteriological universalism is true, and an absence of belief that it is true. Some proponents maintain that there is simply not enough evidence to affirm or deny universalism; others believe that it is probably false but nonetheless hope they are mistaken. This article argues that worshippers of God who maintain unconditional considered hope in the truth of universalism ought either to believe universalism or seek to abandon their hope in its truth, depending (in part) on how their confidence in the considerations that steer them away from universalism measure up against the beliefs that underwrite their hope in its truth. For such people, neither withholding belief in universalism nor believing that it is false while continuing to hope that it is true is a rational option.
Citation
Rea , M 2020 , ' Hopeful universalism ' , Religious Studies , vol. First View . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412520000402
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Religious Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412520000402
ISSN
0034-4125
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412520000402
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20826

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