From Sheol to Sadism
The Human Construction of Hell
This study traces the development of the concept of Hell from its biblical roots to its modern funda...
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This study traces the development of the concept of Hell from its biblical roots to its modern fundamentalist exaggerations, revealing that the popular vision of Hell as a realm of eternal conscious torment owes more to cultural construction than divine revelation.
It argues that translation errors, medieval imagination, revivalist emotional manipulation, and modern mass media have created a distorted doctrine that obscures the Gospel's core message of divine love and mercy.
Drawing from convergent Catholic theology and modern Christian Universalism, this paper proposes a hopeful eschatology centered not on eternal punishment, but on restoration, grace, and the unfailing triumph of divine compassion.