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<p>In <i>Not a Hope in Hell</i>, James Dominic Rooney argues that universalism, the view that necessarily God will save everyone, is inconsistent with classical theism. I show that Rooney’s argument is unsound. In particular, some of the premises are false, some of the premises are themselves inconsistent with classical theism, and some of the premises are inconsistent with additional views, beyond classical theism, that Aquinas holds about God and the Beatific Vision. In the end, classical theists are better off accepting universalism than the premises of Rooney’s argument.</p>

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Classical theism and universalism

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    2025年8月5日

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  • Scott Hill

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In Not a Hope in Hell, James Dominic Rooney argues that universalism, the view that necessarily God will save everyone, is inconsistent with classical theism. I show that Rooney’s argument is unsound. In particular, some of the premises are false, some of the premises are themselves inconsistent with classical theism, and some of the premises are inconsistent with additional views, beyond classical theism, that Aquinas holds about God and the Beatific Vision. In the end, classical theists are better off accepting universalism than the premises of Rooney’s argument.