Praise for Razing Hell:
“This should be a useful book for Christians struggling to reconcile Jesus’ sacrifice and a loving God with the place of punishment and the necessity for justice.”
—“Religion BookLine,” Publishers Weekly
“An inviting book on some of the toughest issues facing sincere Christian believers—death, hell, and the final judgment—this will appeal to theologians, preachers, and pew-sitters alike.”
—Library Journal
“What I tried to do in my book The Last Word and the Word After That, Sharon Baker has done in Razing Hell—with more brevity, more levity, and probably with more clarity and accessibility, too. Highly recommended.”
—Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity
“A lively, thoughtful, and accessible rethinking of one of the most disturbing notions in Christian theology—the prospect of eternal damnation. Put this book on your ‘must-read’ list.”
—John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“While some Christians, disturbed by the doctrine of hell, drop it like a hot potato, Sharon Baker picks it up and runs with it to the finish line. Best of all, Baker renders her solid scholarship in lucid and lively language, making her brilliant insight accessible to readers with no theological or biblical training. This book will revolutionize our view of hell.”
—Crystal Downing, Professor of English and Film Studies, Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania, and author of How Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith: Questioning Truth in Language, Philosophy, and Art
“I loved this book. With remarkable clarity and insight, Baker explores where traditional views of hell come from and how important, urgent even, it is that we be open to rethinking them. If you find yourself clinging to a traditional view of hell, if you have always been troubled by it, if you fear it, or if you are simply confused, you will find this book to be a lively, immensely readable, reasonable yet revolutionary companion in your search.”
—Debbie Blue, emergent voice, author of Sensual Orthodoxy and From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again, and founding minister of House of Mercy, St. Paul, Minnesota
