That All Shall Be Saved cover art

That All Shall Be Saved

Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

That All Shall Be Saved

By: David Bentley Hart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Try Premium Plus free

Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $19.99

Buy Now for $19.99

About this listen

A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today.

The great fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Christians believed that hell was not everlasting, and that all would eventually attain salvation. But today, this view is no longer prevalent within Christian communities.

In this momentous book, David Bentley Hart makes the case that nearly two millennia of dogmatic tradition have misled readers on the crucial matter of universal salvation. On the basis of the earliest Christian writings, theological tradition, scripture, and logic, Hart argues that if God is the good creator of all, he is the savior of all, without fail. And if he is not the savior of all, the Kingdom is only a dream, and creation something considerably worse than a nightmare. But it is not so. There is no such thing as eternal damnation; all will be saved.

With great rhetorical power, wit, and emotional range, Hart offers a new perspective on one of Christianity's most important themes.

©2019 David Bentley Hart (P)2019 Tantor Bible Study Bibles & Bible Study Christianity Ethics & Morality Philosophy Religious Studies Morality Tradition Universal Salvation
All stars
Most relevant  
David has a great philosophical intelligence, but in his developmental literiture, I'd say he's lot touch with how to present his arguments to the layman. This book might not be aimed at the layman, but nonetheless i have to mention this for future listeners. Every sentence seemed to contain a word that, only the highest of educated people would understand, unless one had a dictionary at hand. He tended to repeat himself quite a bit too. Its a shame, because i feel that in his effort to be extremely specific, the average listener would only end up having a vague idea of his arguments unless they paused every 30 seconds to learn a new word. I got a much better understanding listening to his youtube videos.
The arguments he presents are great, but i feel that the book was only aimed at those who already believe what he does - or it was for those in philosophy class with a greater linguistic knowledge than the average person.

good arguments, but longwinded

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the message is flawless, but the use of advanced grammar may have a few scratching their heads at times

but the message is priceless

Fantastic but could be hard to grasp

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A wonderful series of meditations on why hell as eternal punishment is absurd. I totally agree. I recommend to all to read and meditate on what DB Hart writes!

Universalism

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.