ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the John Hick's rejection of hell and defence of universalism. Hick is one of the most prominent philosophers of religion of the late twentieth century. Hick does not find that the teaching of the New Testament compels him to believe in an eternal hell and further claims that the message of the New Testament as a whole is ultimate universal salvation. There are several references to hell in the New Testament, but Hick points out that the majority of them do not mention an eternal damnation. One of Hick's major objections to the doctrine of hell is that it adds to the problem of evil and makes harder, if not impossible, the task of theodicy. Hick postulates an ultimate life, where all will finally be joined with God and discusses what will be the nature of this life.
