Nothing lasts forever, not even hell's fiery torment, says Houston lawyer and biblical scholar Edward Fudge. Fudge, 69, author of a major book challenging a basic belief of billions of Christians ...

But for Christians who orient their lives around a literal understanding of biblical teaching, the belief in eternal hell is seen as an essential truth. Hell can be the third rail of Christian ...

Heaven or Hell: The Eternal Stakes in the Fight for Life The March for Life offers a powerful reminder of Divine Mercy, spiritual warfare and the four last things.

Southern Baptists on Wednesday called hell an “eternal, conscious punishment” for those who do not accept Jesus, rebutting a controversial book from Michigan pastor Rob Bell that questions ...

Bell argues that hell has assumed an outsize importance in Christian teaching, considering the word itself only appears in the New Testament about 12 times, by his count.

Tenn. (AP) — How can a loving God send people, even bad people, to a place of eternal torment? A new documentary struggles with questions of punishment and redemption and how culture affects … ...

Chad Holtz, who served as pastor of a United Methodist church in rural North Carolina, said he hoped his personal belief posted on Facebook would engage -- not anger -- members of his congregation.

But for Christians who orient their lives around a literal understanding of biblical teaching, the belief in eternal hell is seen as an essential truth.