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Author and pastor, Michael Leno, finds God's grace in all kinds of situations, including horrifying actions such as a suicide, and in common frustrations like being stranded in an airport. He also finds grace evident in the way Jesus died, and in Luther's rejection of the church's teaching about a hostile god. "All the ancient witnesses, and all the other evidence we might consider," Leno says, "agree consistently that God is not hostile. Rather, he has declared peace on Earth, and good will toward human beings." Extreme Grace is about a God who does not take revenge. Rather he extends...

This project is part of the author's ongoing research into the origins and reasons for the acceptance of hell as a Christian doctrine. Michael Leno concludes that hell is one of the worst ideas ever invented. But he finds the progression of thought on the subject helpful in understanding the historical, political, and religious contexts connected with the ancient literature. This study documents the trajectory of Jewish thought beginning in the third century BCE, in order to reveal evidence of cause; reasons why people would eventually believe in an eternal hell. During this part of the...