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Two guys thinking out loud about life beyond the box of institutional religion

Entries for July, 2011

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We would love to have you guys call our new phone number and leave a message saying “Hi my name is _____, and you’re listening to Beyond the Box”. We want to take these, edit them together, and use them for an intro/intermission on the podcast. Either call (626) 24-NO-BOX to leave your message, or click the “CALL ME” link [...]

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Francis Chan, Erasing Hell or Not? Part 2

If you haven’t already listened to part 1 of this discussion, please do so now.  Ray and Steve continue this discussion in response to Francis Chan’s book “Erasing Hell”. Picking up where the last episode ended, the discussion ranges from different ways of looking at the term “gehenna” to concern over the way that Chan [...]

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Francis Chan, Erasing Hell or Not? Part 1

No, this isn’t an interview with Francis Chan, although that would probably be a lot of fun! Rather, it is a lengthy critique of Chan’s new book, Erasing Hell: What God said about eternity, and the things we made up. Before this book was released, a promotional video was posted, to which we responded in [...]

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Restoring Justice, Rethinking Atonement, and Razing Hell with Sharon Baker, Part 2

In this episode, after a brief introduction by Ray and Steve, Ray concludes his interview with Sharon Baker. Beginning where they left off last time talking about the atonement, Ray and Sharon blaze through territory including a fuller picture of what “salvation” is, alternative views of hell, universalism, etc. Both Ray and Steve wish to [...]

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Restoring Justice, Rethinking Atonement, and Razing Hell with Sharon Baker, Part 1

In this first-ever interview on Beyond the Box, Ray interviews Sharon Baker, author of the book “Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You’ve Been Taught About God’s Wrath and Judgment“.  Dr. Baker’s views are very much in line with recent episodes that we have done on Beyond the Box, and yet she helps to drive the conversation [...]

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