{"product_id":"troubled-paradise-paperback-2","title":"Troubled Paradise - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Reitan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrief over the loss of those we love is one of the most painful parts of life. But Christianity has long offered consolation to those who grieve in the form of the Easter promise. Death is not the end. Beyond it lies a realm of perfect joy, where mourning is no more and every tear is wiped away. But won't this promise have limits if, as Christians have traditionally believed, some of God's creatures are eternally lost? Can I really be perfectly happy in heaven if, say, my children are damned or annihilated? And what about the Christian teaching that those in heaven are morally sanctified? Doesn't this mean they will be perfected in a love so wide it includes even our enemies--and hence the lost? While delving deeply into the nature of grief and its relation to Christian ethics, this book explores the reasoning that generates this \"\"problem of heavenly grief,\"\" examines purported solutions, and invites deeper reflection on a frequently dismissed idea that avoids the problem altogether: the universalist notion that there are no limits to Easter's promise because all are ultimately saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Reitan is professor of philosophy at Oklahoma State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIs God a Delusion? A Reply to Religion's Cultured Despisers \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Love: Same-Sex Marriage and the Christian Love Ethic \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and the novel \u003ci\u003eSo Eden Sank to Grief \u003c\/i\u003e(2024). He is co-author (with John Kronen) of \u003ci\u003eGod's Final Victory: A Comparative Philosophical Case for Universalism \u003c\/i\u003e(2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348633600249,"sku":"9781666765335","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bHEGefjTI39781666765335_29e5f5d1-3c72-4c2d-819a-ebdd05740087.webp?v=1769775118","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/troubled-paradise-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}