The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 2
- Table of Contents
- Charts and Tabulations
- From Author to Reader
- Part I — From Repression and Obscurity to Restoration (600 to 1800)
- Part II — Gathering Momentum and Status (1800 to 1900)
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Resurgence of Conditionalism Characterizes Nineteenth Century
- I. Unprecedented Developments Characterize the New Decades
- II. Reaction to French Revolution Violence Impels Fresh Bible Study
- III. Historical Setting for Nineteenth-Century Impetus
- IV. Little-known Conditionalists Open Witness of Century
- V. Congregation Splits Over Immortality and Resurrection Issues
- VI. Wesleyan Watson—Lost Title to Immortality Regained Through Christ
- VII. Baptist Hall—Eternal Torment Not Essential Article of Faith
- VIII. Bishop Hampden—Brands “Innatism” as Remnant of Scholasticism
- IX. Taylor—Predicts Unfettered Interpretation of Punishment Will Come
- X. Archbishop Whately Expressly Rejects Immortal-Soulist Positions
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Belated Appearance of Conditionalism in Colonial America
- I. Tremendous Shift From Theocratic Puritanism to Advent Expectancy
- II. Revulsion Against Calvinist Extremism Led to Universalism
- III. Edwards—Supreme Exponent of Never-ending Torment
- IV. Hopkins—Agonies of Damned Add to joys of Saved
- V. Upsurge of Universalism in Colonial and Early National America
- VI. Significance and Result of the Battle of Pens
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: American Conditionalists Begin to Appear
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: “Deacon” Grew—George Storrs Line of Transmission
- I. “Deacon” Grew—Brings Conditionalism to George Storrs
- II. Essence of Grew’s “Intermediate State” Tract
- III. Gist of “Future Punishment, Not Eternal Life in Misery” Tract
- IV. Storrs—Introduces Conditionalism Into Second Advent Movement
- V. Digest of Storrs’s Famous “Six Sermons”
- VI. Fitch—Storrs’s First Ministerial Convert to Conditionalism
- VII. French—Death an Unconscious State Until Resurrection
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: White—Creates New Epoch of Understanding
- I. Mid-century Begins Attainment of New Stature and Standing
- II. Foster—Renounced Dogma of Eternal Torment of Wicked
- III. Dobney—Explicitly Maintains Conditionalist Position
- IV. Edward White—Pre-eminent Champion of Conditionalism
- V. Presents Positive Conditionalism to World Successfully
- VI. Dunn—Doctrine of Eternal Torment Not in Scripture
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Constable’s Pre-eminent British Contribution
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: Various Scholars Augment Conditionalist Appeal
- I. Bishop Perowne—Scholarly Advocate of Conditionalism
- II. Thom—Innate Immortality Inference “Falls to the Ground”
- III. Tinling—“Promise of Life” Through Christ Alone
- IV. Tomlinson—Takes Issue With Bishop of Liverpool
- V. Canon Row—Powerful Strokes Against Eternal-Tormentism
- VI. Canon Aitken—Champions Conditionalism for Quarter Century
- CHAPTER TWENTY: Periodical Discussion and Pulpit Publicity
- I. Bishop Courtenay—Wicked End in “Total Cessation of Being”
- II. Leask—Editor of Conditionalist Journal The Rainbow
- III. Maude—Epochal Rainbow Article Creates Crisis
- IV. Minton—Helps Lift “Life in Christ” From Obscurity
- V. Dale—Conditionalism Makes Christian Fundamentals Invulnerable
- VI. Anglican Test Case of Wilson v. Fendall Decided in 1864
- VII. Darby—“Immortality of Soul” Comes From Platonism
- VIII. Christadelphians—Likewise Adhere to Main Conditionalist Positions
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Farrar—Westminster Sermon Precipitates Crisis
- I. Dean Farrar—Dramatically Repudiates “Dogma of Eternal Torment”
- II. Farrar’s Written Record of His Tremendous Researches
- III. Missionary Impey—Resignation From Methodist Ministry
- IV. Strang—Virile Conditionalist Editor and Scottish Polemicist
- V. Thorough Investigation Leads to Strong Personal Convictions
- VI. Laing—Effective Scottish Advocate of Conditionalism
- VII. Ham—Bible Excludes Notion of Independent Immortality
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Periodicals Reflect Conflict and Advance
- I. Bible Echo—Panoramic Portrayal of Conditionalist Advances
- II. Homiletic Monthly’s “Clerical Symposium on Immortality”
- III. Active Discussion in Leading Periodicals in 1878-1879
- IV. Denniston—Jamaican Frontier Conditionalist
- V. Binney—In Maturity Repudiates Eternal Torment Thesis
- VI. Westcott—Innate Immortality “Wholly Insufficient”
- VII. Rotherham—Immortality Is “Contingent and Dependent”
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Conditionalist Association and Extension Library
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: New World Voices Match Old World Witnesses
- I. Moncrieff-Scottish-Canadian Voice Champions Conditionalism
- II. Blain-Devastating Blow Against Eternal-Torment Innovation
- III. Hudson-Lifts Conditionalism to Scholarly Level of Discussion
- IV. Produces the American Conditionalist Classic
- V. Abbot-Creator of Indispensable Aid for Evaluating Conditionalism
- VI. Physician Ives-Man Mortal; Dead Asleep; Wicked Destroyed
- VII. Additional Features in Enlarged American Edition
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Representative Literature Matched by Able Pulpiteers
- I. Pettingell-Major American Writer on Conditionalism in 1880’s
- II. Able Coverage of Historical, Philosophical, and Biblical Evidence
- III. Life Everlasting Appends “Symposium” With Twenty-one Participants
- IV. Henry Ward Beecher-Finally Repudiates Dogma of Eternal Torment
- V. Lyman Abbott-Denies Innate Immortality and Eternal Torment
- VI. Harriet Beecher Stowe-Famous Author in Revolt
- VII. Agnostic Ingersoll-Embittered by Eternal Torment Dogma
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Spokesmen of Various Faiths Augment Chorus
- I. Hendrickson-Truth of “Life in Christ” Unlocks “Hidden Mystery”
- II. Professor Butler-Cloud Rolled Away From Face of God
- III. Professor Bacon-Immortality “Conditional Upon the Act of God”
- IV. Wilson-Eternal Life Only for Those “In Christ”
- V. Hart-Goes to Very Heart of Provision of Immortality
- VI. Independent Kramer-Immortality Only for Believers in Christ
- VIl. Bishop Mann-Brilliant Midwest Champion of Conditionalism
- VIII. Baker—Man Not Inherently Immortal; Wicked Will Perish
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Prominent Names Added to Conditionalist Roster
- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Various Facets of Conditionalist Gem Presented
- I. High Scholastic Caliber of Representative Conditionalists
- II. Oliphant-Publicly Professes Conditionalism at Installation
- III. Episcopal Bishop Hopkins-Denies Eternal Torment Contention
- IV. Parkhurst-Seeks Insurance Against Eventual Obliteration
- V. Moomaw-Life Only in Christ; Total Destruction Without
- VI. Edward Beecher-Scholarly Repudiator of Eternal Torment
- VII. Conditionalism Makes Increasing Friends Among Clergy
- CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Transcends Language Lines and Overleaps National Boundaries
- I. Oshausen-Immortality of Soul Theory Unknown to Scripture
- II. Nitzsch-Have Only Contingent Immortality; May Cease
- III. Schultz-Immortality Contingent; Destruction to Be Total
- IV. High Lights of Dr. Schultz’s “Immortality” Treatise of 1861
- V. Rothe-Suffering Ends in Extinction of the Wicked
- VI. Dorner—Destructionist Theory Gaining in Approval
- VII. Other German Scholars Support Conditionalist View
- VIII. Vinet—“I Do Not Believe in the Immortality of the Soul”
- IX. Secréatan—Rejects Both Eternal Torment and Universalism
- X. Sabatier-Not All Are Immortal; Some Head for Dissolution
- XI. Philosopher De May-Soul Only Conditionally Immortal; Can Perish
- CHAPTER THIRTY: Masterful Swiss and Belgian Voices Speak
- CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Famous Premier Pastor, and Scientist Testify
- CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Paralleling Second Advent and Conditionalist Movements Merge
- I. Two World Movements-Neither Complete in Itself
- II. Relationships of the Two Major Adventist Bodies
- III. World in Ferment in Mid-century Decades
- IV. Hastings-Virile American Exponent of Conditionalism
- V. Grant-Conditionalist Debator, Editor, and Evangelist
- VI. Taylor—Thumbnail History of Rejecters of Innate Immortality
- VII. Whitmore-Writes in Standard Conditionalist Pattern
- VIII. Wellcome-Publisher of Conditionalist Literature
- IX. Piper—Popular Historical Sketch of Conditionalism’s Vicissitudes
- X. Himes—In Later Life Espouses Conditionalism
- XI. Nonevangelical “Jehovah’s Witnesses” Also Adopt Conditionalism
- CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Emergence of Seventh-day Adventists as Conditionalists
- I. Underlying Reasons for Adventist Conditionalist Belief
- II. Progressive Development of Fundamental Beliefs
- III. James White-Organizational Leader Committed to Conditionalism
- IV. Bates—With Conditionalist Background Supports Position
- V. Ellen Harmon-Accepts Conditionalist View in 1843
- VI. Andrews-Scholarly Writings Include Conditionalism
- VII. Canright-Able Compiler of Scholarly Findings
- VIII. Smith-Presents Case for Conditionalism for Seventh-day Adventists
- IX. Examines Biblical Evidence for Conditionalism
- CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: 1,500,000 Seventh-day Adventists Champion Conditionalism
- CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Presenting the Adventist Case for Conditionalism
- I. “Conflict of Ages” Series Sets Forth Conditionalist Position
- II. Innate Immortality Concept Rests on “Authority of Satan”
- III. Immortality Received at Resurrection After Sleep of Death
- IV. Basic Fallacy of Immortal-Soul Presumption
- V. Full Justification for Sinner’s Ultimate Extinction
- VI. Three Problem Passages Clearly Expounded
- VII. Spiritualism the Consummation of the Lie of Eden
- VIII. Inner Philosophy Based on Principle of Desire for Deification
- IX. Materialization of “Spirits” Is Deceptive Device
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Resurgence of Conditionalism Characterizes Nineteenth Century
- Part III — Accelerated Acceptance and Expansion (Twentieth Century)
- Part IV — Spiritualism Climaxes the Conflict (A Determining Factor)
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Subject Guide