Papers Session: Kierkegaard and the Traditions of Universal Salvation
Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)
Søren Kierkegaard sometimes gestured toward the universally efficacious power of God’s love even while he warned about the ultimate consequences of divine judgement. This session will explore Kierkegaard’s nuanced and unique treatment of the issue of universal salvation. Attention will be given to the roots of universalism in the thought of patristic theologians like Origen and Gregory of Nyssa, and echoes of these theological voices in Kierkegaard’s work.