Edited By: William Crockett, Stanley N. Gundry

By: John F. Walvoord, Zachary J. Hayes, Clark H. Pinnock

Here's my critique I did for the Systematic Theology II class at Liberty University.

Four Views on Hell is one book in the Four Views on ... series having a format in which multiple perspectives are provided on a particular issue. As the publisher points out, "in this book four professors describe in nontechnical language what they think the final judgment will be like, and then at the end of each chapter, they will evaluate the opinions of their colleagues." In this case, hell is the issue and the book provides a decent introductory treatment of the nature of hell through the professors' arguments. John F. Walvoord, Chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminary, presents the literal view of hell. William V. Crockett, Professor of New Testament at Alliance Theological Seminary, is the proponent of the metaphorical view. Zachary J. Hayes, who teaches theology at Catholic Theological Union, introduces the purgatorial view. Clark H. Pinnock , Professor of Theology at McMaster Divinity College , is the advocate of the conditional view. Readers will benefit from the book's multiple-view format, plain language and introductory-level content. However, readers may find the book's lack of depth and focus to be annoyances that surpass the benefits provided.

John F. Walvoord et al., Four Views on Hell (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996), 7.

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