We are discussing the book: “Second Thoughts about Hell: Understanding What We Believe,” by Ronald Allen. Join us on Wednesdays at 12 PM, beginning January 14th.
The Winter 2026 FCC Book Study will be a study of the book “Second Thoughts about Hell: Understanding What We Believe” by Ronald Allen and Robert Cornwall.
From the book description: “Various ideas float around about the subject of last things, leading many Christians to conclude that they don’t know what to think about the subject. Yet at the core of the Christian doctrine of last things lies two simple and complementary hopes: that God ever and always offers hope for our individual futures and for the future of the whole world.
In this helpful book, Allen and Cornwall explain how we don’t have to subscribe to sensationalist theories or sketchy interpretations to believe in Christian hope. They walk the reader through the central biblical teachings on last things and then show the ways the church has interpreted those teachings throughout the centuries. In a respectful way, the authors demonstrate that end-time beliefs centered on the Rapture came into existence only recently, and they then offer several more life-affirming, contemporary interpretations as alternatives.”
This book study will begin at noon on January 14 in the David Bacon Room. Bring a lunch and bring a friend!
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