The infernal paradox of the doctrine of hell

If we reject the idea of hell, is there to be no eternal justice for those who escaped justice in this world?

Jacopo Tintoretto, The Descent into Hell, 1568.
ALAMY/THE ART COLLECTION

Many find it impossible to square a belief in the infinite reach of God’s mercy with the idea that some will be condemned to suffer punishment for all eternity / By OLIVER RAFFERTY

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