David Bentley Hart is an Anglican convert to Eastern Orthodoxy who’s a prolific and popular author. His most recent book is That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation, which touts universalism. He also self-identifies as a Christian socialist. His recent Commonweal article is “Three Cheers for Socialism.”
It’s tempting to quip that socialism is the one form of Hell that Hart can affirm. But perhaps his argument merits more response, especially since socialism seems to enjoy an odd renaissance of late among some who’ve never lived under it.
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